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Chapter XVI
Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact. She found she was being watched. She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her. The thing came upon her one afternoon. She was starting out for a talk with Georgina.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The thing came upon her one afternoon.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She found she was being watched.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She found she was being watched.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The thing came upon her one afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing came upon her one afternoon.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The thing came upon her one afternoon.”
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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 Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thing came upon her one afternoon.
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From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She found she was being watched.
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From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
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From this reading The thing came upon her one afternoon.
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From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
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From this reading She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her.
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From this reading She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her.
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From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
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From this reading She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was starting out for a talk with Georgina.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found she was being watched.
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From this reading She was starting out for a talk with Georgina.
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From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
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From this reading She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
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From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
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From this reading She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her.
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From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The thing came upon her one afternoon.
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From this reading She was starting out for a talk with Georgina.
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From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found she was being watched.
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From this reading She was starting out for a talk with Georgina.
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From this reading She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her.
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From this reading She was starting out for a talk with Georgina.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She discovered that dingy man in the grey suit following her.
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From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing came upon her one afternoon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then an amazing new fact broke into this gleam of irrational contentment, a shattering new fact.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The thing came upon her one afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She found she was being watched.
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From this reading She found she was being watched.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was starting out for a talk with Georgina.
