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Chapter IX
"Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her. "Have you been home long?" "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise. "Where have you been to-day?" I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Have you been home long?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you been home long?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Have you been home long?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.”
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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 "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
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From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
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From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have you been home long?"
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From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
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From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
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From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
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From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
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From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you been home long?"
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From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
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From this reading "Have you been home long?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you been home long?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
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From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
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From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
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From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
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From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
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From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
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From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
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From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
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From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
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From this reading "Where have you been to-day?"
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From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
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From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where have you been to-day?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A long, long time," she answered, regarding my coldness with unfeigned surprise.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Oh," I said coldly, placing her away from me without caressing her.
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From this reading I inquired, rather sharply, taking up a position on the hearthrug, with my back to the bright wood fire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you been home long?"
