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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. THE PAROQUET. Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete. The jararaca was still in the tree. So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The jararaca was still in the tree.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.”
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From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
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From this reading CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
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From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
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From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
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From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The jararaca was still in the tree.
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From this reading The jararaca was still in the tree.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
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From this reading THE PAROQUET.
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From this reading CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
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From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The jararaca was still in the tree.
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From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAROQUET.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
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From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
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From this reading The jararaca was still in the tree.
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From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
