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Chapter XLVI
FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere. But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now. "Do you know where your master is?" she asked. "I saw him go out," the maid replied. "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know where your master is?" she asked.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know where your master is?" she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “"Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I saw him go out," the maid replied.”
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
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From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
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From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
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From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
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From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
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From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
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From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
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From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
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From this reading "I saw him go out," the maid replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
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From this reading But one interest was stirring in the mind of Iris now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
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From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
at the time that
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which way I didn't particularly notice--" She was on the point of adding, "and I didn't particularly care," when she checked herself.
which person or people
From this reading FACT: RELATED BY FANNY THE person who now entered the room was Fanny Mere.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know where your master is?" she asked.
