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Chapter XI
HEARTS LAID BARE. They sat in the breakfast room--the family and Cherokee. “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?” The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned: “Indeed! well, how was he doing?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Indeed! well, how was he doing?”
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They sat in the breakfast room--the family and Cherokee.
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From this reading HEARTS LAID BARE.
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From this reading They sat in the breakfast room--the family and Cherokee.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading They sat in the breakfast room--the family and Cherokee.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading “Indeed! well, how was he doing?
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From this reading They sat in the breakfast room--the family and Cherokee.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
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From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
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From this reading HEARTS LAID BARE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading “Indeed! well, how was he doing?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat in the breakfast room--the family and Cherokee.
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From this reading “Indeed! well, how was he doing?
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
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From this reading HEARTS LAID BARE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
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From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
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From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading They sat in the breakfast room--the family and Cherokee.
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From this reading They sat in the breakfast room--the family and Cherokee.
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They sat in the breakfast room--the family and Cherokee.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat in the breakfast room--the family and Cherokee.
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading “Indeed! well, how was he doing?
at the time that
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
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From this reading The tall, graceful woman thus addressed looked from the head of the table, and showing much interest, questioned:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did I tell you, wife, that when Mr. Frost was here he brought me news of Robert Milburn?”
