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Chapter XII
Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair. He felt the need of being alone. He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster. He wanted no sympathy, no loving touch; he was in too bitter a mood. The hours following his interview with Macgowan were the darkest of his life.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt the need of being alone.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “He felt the need of being alone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hours following his interview with Macgowan were the darkest of his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt the need of being alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.”
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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 Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
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From this reading He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt the need of being alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
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From this reading Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He felt the need of being alone.
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From this reading He wanted no sympathy, no loving touch; he was in too bitter a mood.
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From this reading Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
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From this reading The hours following his interview with Macgowan were the darkest of his life.
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From this reading He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.
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From this reading He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.
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From this reading Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
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From this reading He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.
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From this reading He felt the need of being alone.
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From this reading The hours following his interview with Macgowan were the darkest of his life.
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From this reading He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt the need of being alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
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From this reading Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
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From this reading The hours following his interview with Macgowan were the darkest of his life.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.
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From this reading The hours following his interview with Macgowan were the darkest of his life.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hours following his interview with Macgowan were the darkest of his life.
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From this reading He wanted no sympathy, no loving touch; he was in too bitter a mood.
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From this reading The hours following his interview with Macgowan were the darkest of his life.
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From this reading He wanted no sympathy, no loving touch; he was in too bitter a mood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt the need of being alone.
not any; not one
From this reading He wanted no sympathy, no loving touch; he was in too bitter a mood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt the need of being alone.
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From this reading Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
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From this reading He wanted no sympathy, no loving touch; he was in too bitter a mood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He felt the need of being alone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
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From this reading He wanted no sympathy, no loving touch; he was in too bitter a mood.
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From this reading He wanted no sympathy, no loving touch; he was in too bitter a mood.
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From this reading He wanted no sympathy, no loving touch; he was in too bitter a mood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was glad that Dorothy was in Evansville, ignorant of all this disaster.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Armstrong went to his hotel room and dropped into a chair.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hours following his interview with Macgowan were the darkest of his life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hours following his interview with Macgowan were the darkest of his life.
