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Chapter XXXII
IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam. “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her. She either doesn’t understand, or she doesn’t care.” “She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him. Her mother did it before her.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Her mother did it before her.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “She either doesn’t understand, or she doesn’t care.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She either doesn’t understand, or she doesn’t care.””
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
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From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her mother did it before her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him.
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From this reading She either doesn’t understand, or she doesn’t care.”
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her mother did it before her.
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From this reading She either doesn’t understand, or she doesn’t care.”
one or the other of two
From this reading She either doesn’t understand, or she doesn’t care.”
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From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
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From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him.
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her mother did it before her.
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From this reading “She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him.
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
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From this reading “She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him.
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
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From this reading Her mother did it before her.
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She either doesn’t understand, or she doesn’t care.”
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From this reading “She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him.
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
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From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She either doesn’t understand, or she doesn’t care.”
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From this reading “She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him.
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
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From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She either doesn’t understand, or she doesn’t care.”
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From this reading “She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What we said to her here this afternoon evidently failed to arouse her.
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From this reading “She understands perfectly,” said Merriam; “but it’s quite like her to wish to shield him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN SEMINARY SQUARE At midnight Leighton sat in the old house in Seminary Square debating the situation with Rodney Merriam.
