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Chapter XXIII
IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness. For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning. Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer. Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face. Once I saw him walking with Olive Berdenstein.
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having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once I saw him walking with Olive Berdenstein.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.”
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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 For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
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From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer.
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From this reading Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer.
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From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
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From this reading Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
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From this reading Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
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From this reading Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer.
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From this reading For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
apart from; not including
From this reading For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
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From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
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From this reading For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
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From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
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From this reading Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
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From this reading For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
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From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
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From this reading Once I saw him walking with Olive Berdenstein.
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From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer.
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From this reading Three times Bruce Deville called, and met with the same answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
in the direction of
From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
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From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Often I saw him riding slowly by and scanning the garden and looking up towards the house with an impatient look in his eyes and a dark frown upon his strong face.
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From this reading For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
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From this reading Once I saw him walking with Olive Berdenstein.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
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From this reading For nearly a week I stayed in the house except for a short walk in the early morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
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From this reading IN THE PLANTATION I was determined to keep my word with Olive Berdenstein with absolute faithfulness.
