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Chapter XII
THE NIGHT That night, Josephine St. Auban did not sleep. For hours she tossed about, listening. Infrequently, sounds came to her ears. Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration. Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “For hours she tossed about, listening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.”
during the time that
From this reading “Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.”
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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 a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For hours she tossed about, listening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
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From this reading THE NIGHT That night, Josephine St. Auban did not sleep.
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From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
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From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
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From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
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From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
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From this reading Infrequently, sounds came to her ears.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE NIGHT That night, Josephine St. Auban did not sleep.
not friendly or close
From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
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From this reading Infrequently, sounds came to her ears.
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From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For hours she tossed about, listening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Infrequently, sounds came to her ears.
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From this reading For hours she tossed about, listening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
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From this reading Infrequently, sounds came to her ears.
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From this reading THE NIGHT That night, Josephine St. Auban did not sleep.
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From this reading For hours she tossed about, listening.
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From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
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From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
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From this reading THE NIGHT That night, Josephine St. Auban did not sleep.
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From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE NIGHT That night, Josephine St. Auban did not sleep.
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From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
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From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
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From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
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From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
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From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For hours she tossed about, listening.
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From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
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From this reading THE NIGHT That night, Josephine St. Auban did not sleep.
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From this reading Infrequently, sounds came to her ears.
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From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
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From this reading THE NIGHT That night, Josephine St. Auban did not sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE NIGHT That night, Josephine St. Auban did not sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT That night, Josephine St. Auban did not sleep.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
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From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Infrequently, sounds came to her ears.
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From this reading For hours she tossed about, listening.
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From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
during the time that
From this reading Once in a while a distant step resounded in the great building, or again there came the distant voices of the negroes singing in their quarters beyond.
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From this reading Through the window came now and again faint notes of night-faring birds, south bound on their autumnal migration.
