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Chapter VI
The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again. The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge. The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child. A Mother’s Care.—The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Second Visit. The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Mother’s Care.—The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Second Visit.”
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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 Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
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From this reading The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
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From this reading The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
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From this reading The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.
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From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.
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From this reading The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.
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From this reading A Mother’s Care.—The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Second Visit.
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From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
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From this reading The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.
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From this reading The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.
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From this reading The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.
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From this reading The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.
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From this reading The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.
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From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
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From this reading The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.
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From this reading The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.
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From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
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From this reading The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.
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From this reading The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.
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From this reading A Mother’s Care.—The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Second Visit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.
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From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.
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From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.
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From this reading The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.
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From this reading The Dark Court.—A Deed of Blood.—The Pursuit Continued.—The Mother and the Child.
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From this reading The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.
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From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
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From this reading A Mother’s Care.—The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Second Visit.
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From this reading A Mother’s Care.—The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Second Visit.
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From this reading The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.
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From this reading The Staircase.—The Old Attic.—A Friend in Need.—Fair Play.—Gray’s Despair.
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From this reading A Mother’s Care.—The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Second Visit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Alcove on the Bridge.—Gray’s Speech to Ada.—The Flight.—The Hunt.—The Last Refuge.
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From this reading A Mother’s Care.—The Pursuit.—A Successful Ruse.—The Second Visit.
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From this reading The Ruin at Night.—The Fire.—Gray’s Behaviour.—A Challenge.—Old Westminster Again.
