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Chapter XXII
ON SEPARATE ROADS. About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it. Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her. Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now. Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.”
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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 Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
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From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
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From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
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From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
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From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
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From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
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From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
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From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
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From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
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From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
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From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
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From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
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From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
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From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
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From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
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From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
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From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON SEPARATE ROADS.
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From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
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From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
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From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
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From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
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From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
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From this reading ON SEPARATE ROADS.
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From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
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From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
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From this reading ON SEPARATE ROADS.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
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From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
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From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
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From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
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From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
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From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
in the direction of
From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
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From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
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From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Emile was sitting at the top of the flight of steps that led to the roof, and immediately ran down towards her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About four o’clock in the afternoon, Susan went up to the door of the loft and unlocked it.
which person or people
From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Phœnix Poole, the boy who thrashed you the other day, is coming, and he will be in the house in a minute.
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From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before he could say a word she called out to him,-- “You can come down now.
