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Chapter XXIII
SECOND SIGHT. From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room. It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred. But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another. Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SECOND SIGHT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
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From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
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From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
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From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
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From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
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From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
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From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
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From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
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From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
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From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
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From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
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From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
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From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
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From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
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From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
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From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
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From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
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From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
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From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
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From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
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From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
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From this reading SECOND SIGHT.
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From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
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From this reading SECOND SIGHT.
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From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
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From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
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From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
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From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
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From this reading From his garret, Gilbert was watching, or rather devouring Andrea’s room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the curtains were drawn and he could see nothing in that quarter; he turned to another.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
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From this reading Here he espied the plume of Corporal Beausire, as the soldier to beguile his waiting, whistled a tune.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be hard to tell whether his eyes now gazed with love or hatred.
