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Chapter V
STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’ But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door. ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’ STEVE. ‘It is my landlady’s.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’”
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
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From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
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From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
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From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It is my landlady’s.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
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From this reading ‘It is my landlady’s.
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From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
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From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘It is my landlady’s.
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From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
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From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
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From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she is already making the journey of the room, and drawing nearer to the door.
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
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From this reading STEVE, alarmed, for he knows the woman, ‘Don’t get up, Alice; there is really nothing to see.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ALICE, playing with him, ‘I like your clock.’
