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Chapter VIII
‘Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun.’ His greeting to Wyndham is of the coldest. He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan. ‘Your aunt wants you,’ says he severely. And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.”
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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 ‘Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.
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From this reading ‘Your aunt wants you,’ says he severely.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading His greeting to Wyndham is of the coldest.
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From this reading ‘Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun.’
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.
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From this reading ‘Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun.’
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading His greeting to Wyndham is of the coldest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His greeting to Wyndham is of the coldest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His greeting to Wyndham is of the coldest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading ‘Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun.’
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading ‘Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His greeting to Wyndham is of the coldest.
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From this reading He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading ‘Your aunt wants you,’ says he severely.
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From this reading ‘Your aunt wants you,’ says he severely.
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From this reading He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.
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From this reading ‘Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun.’
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From this reading He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His greeting to Wyndham is of the coldest.
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From this reading He does not speak to him, but turns at once to Susan.
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From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading ‘Your aunt wants you,’ says he severely.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And the girl, a little chilled, a little apprehensive, disappears within the Rectory gate, carrying Carew, a most unwilling captive, with her.
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From this reading His greeting to Wyndham is of the coldest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Your aunt wants you,’ says he severely.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Your aunt wants you,’ says he severely.
