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Chapter VIII
She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests. He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall. Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious. "What's wrong, Elizabeth?" Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.
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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading "What's wrong, Elizabeth?"
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From this reading Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.
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From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.
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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.
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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.
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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.
up to a particular time
From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.
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From this reading Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
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From this reading "What's wrong, Elizabeth?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.
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From this reading "What's wrong, Elizabeth?"
