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Chapter X
“Is that you, Gustav?” He spoke some words that she could not understand. Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him. Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure. He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He spoke some words that she could not understand.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He spoke some words that she could not understand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.”
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From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
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From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
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From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
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From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
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From this reading “Is that you, Gustav?”
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From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that you, Gustav?”
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From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
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From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
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From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
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From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
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From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
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From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that you, Gustav?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
in the direction of
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
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From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is that you, Gustav?”
