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Chapter VI
From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue. He had liked them, and they had made his task easy. Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman. The girl, especially, seemed to have understood. He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.”
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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 From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
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From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
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From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
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From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
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From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
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From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
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From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
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From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
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From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
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From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
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From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
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From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
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From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
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From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had liked them, and they had made his task easy.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
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From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
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From this reading The girl, especially, seemed to have understood.
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From this reading Besides, throughout the tour, he had been used as a gentleman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was faintly surprised that she had not added her thanks to those of her—her aunt, probably.
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From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
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From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
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From this reading From a window he watched the quartette making their way along the avenue.
