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Chapter V
SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers. Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought: "Amanuensis, is she?" He chuckled. The other ventured no reply.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:”
in the direction of
From this reading “Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:”
during the time that
From this reading “Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:”
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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 Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
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From this reading "Amanuensis, is she?"
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From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
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From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
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From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
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From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
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From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
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From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
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From this reading He chuckled.
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From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
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From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
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From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
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From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Amanuensis, is she?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
not any; not one
From this reading The other ventured no reply.
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From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
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From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
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From this reading The other ventured no reply.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
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From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
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From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Amanuensis, is she?"
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From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
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From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
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From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPOLIA OPIMA Dunwody remained seated at the table, carelessly shuffling the cards between his fingers.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
in the direction of
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
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From this reading The other ventured no reply.
during the time that
From this reading Once in a while he cast an amused glance toward Carlisle, and at last remarked, as though continuing an arrested thought:
