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Chapter XVII
AN ERRAND OF MYSTERY. It was some months afterward. Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends. She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help. Dropping some coins into his entreating palm, she passed on.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dropping some coins into his entreating palm, she passed on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.”
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From this reading It was some months afterward.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ERRAND OF MYSTERY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help.
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From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading Dropping some coins into his entreating palm, she passed on.
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From this reading Dropping some coins into his entreating palm, she passed on.
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From this reading Dropping some coins into his entreating palm, she passed on.
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From this reading AN ERRAND OF MYSTERY.
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From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help.
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From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dropping some coins into his entreating palm, she passed on.
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From this reading She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dropping some coins into his entreating palm, she passed on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some months afterward.
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From this reading She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help.
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From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading It was some months afterward.
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From this reading AN ERRAND OF MYSTERY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ERRAND OF MYSTERY.
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From this reading She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading Dropping some coins into his entreating palm, she passed on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dropping some coins into his entreating palm, she passed on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading It was some months afterward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
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From this reading She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some months afterward.
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From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
at the time that
From this reading She was walking briskly, when she was importuned by an old man for help.
in or at the place that
From this reading Cherokee, gowned in violet and gold, was on her way to the Chrysanthemum Show, where she felt sure of meeting some of her friends.
