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Chapter XV
THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder. Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all. “It is really you!” she murmured. “How wonderful!” She held out both her hands.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She held out both her hands.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““How wonderful!””
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From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She held out both her hands.
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From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
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From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She held out both her hands.
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From this reading She held out both her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
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From this reading “How wonderful!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is really you!” she murmured.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is really you!” she murmured.
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From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
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From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
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From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
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From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
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From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
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From this reading “It is really you!” she murmured.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
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From this reading She held out both her hands.
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From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
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From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
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From this reading “It is really you!” she murmured.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
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From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
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From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
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From this reading Her face had seemed suddenly to light up in some mysterious way, so that for the moment one quite forgot that she was plain at all.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
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From this reading THE LIKENESS OF PHILIP MALTABAR We stood looking at them in wonder.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How wonderful!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is really you!” she murmured.
