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Chapter XVIII
MADGE APPLIES MORE STRENGTH Was it imagination? Or was it fact? Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air? With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query. Which none answered.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Which none answered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Which none answered.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MADGE APPLIES MORE STRENGTH Was it imagination?”
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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 Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
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From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Which none answered.
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From this reading MADGE APPLIES MORE STRENGTH Was it imagination?
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From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query.
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From this reading With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query.
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From this reading Or was it fact?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
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From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
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From this reading MADGE APPLIES MORE STRENGTH Was it imagination?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MADGE APPLIES MORE STRENGTH Was it imagination?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
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From this reading MADGE APPLIES MORE STRENGTH Was it imagination?
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From this reading MADGE APPLIES MORE STRENGTH Was it imagination?
not one, and not any
From this reading Which none answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or was it fact?
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From this reading With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query.
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From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
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From this reading With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query.
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From this reading With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query.
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From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
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From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
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From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
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From this reading With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MADGE APPLIES MORE STRENGTH Was it imagination?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did some one or something really pass from the room, causing in going a little current of air?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query.
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From this reading With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MADGE APPLIES MORE STRENGTH Was it imagination?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which none answered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With startled faces each put to the other an unspoken query.
