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Chapter XXIII
THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree. It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither. What was Cecile thinking of him now? What was she saying? What doing?
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was Cecile thinking of him now?”
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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 THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
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From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
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From this reading What was Cecile thinking of him now?
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From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
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From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
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From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
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From this reading What was Cecile thinking of him now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
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From this reading What was she saying?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was she saying?
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From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
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From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was Cecile thinking of him now?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
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From this reading THE MEETING IN THE FOREST Morice Conyers stood leaning against the gnarled trunk of a mulberry-tree.
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From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
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From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It mattered nothing to him that his view was bounded by a cluster of shrubs and a stone wall; he was gazing at neither.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was Cecile thinking of him now?
