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Chapter XI
THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together. With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room. First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground. No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground. No, it was a prison.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.”
except if; if not
From this reading “No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.”
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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 With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
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From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
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From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground.
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From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
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From this reading First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground.
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From this reading First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
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From this reading With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, it was a prison.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
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From this reading With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
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From this reading With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
not any; not one
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading No, it was a prison.
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From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
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From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
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From this reading THE GARMENTS OF ANOTHER Left alone, Josephine St. Auban at last attempted to pull herself together.
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From this reading With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
except if; if not
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No escape there, that was sure--unless one, cat-like, could climb down this light ladder up which the ivy ran between the cornice and the ground.
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From this reading First she noted the depth of the windows, their height above the ground.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the instinct of a newly caged animal, she made a little tour of the room.
