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IN THE ALCOVE THE doctor was wrong. Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact. She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination. The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled. Fanny was puzzled.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN THE ALCOVE THE doctor was wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.”
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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 She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
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From this reading IN THE ALCOVE THE doctor was wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.
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From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.
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From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
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From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact.
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From this reading Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE ALCOVE THE doctor was wrong.
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From this reading Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact.
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From this reading Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact.
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From this reading The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.
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From this reading The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE ALCOVE THE doctor was wrong.
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From this reading The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
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From this reading The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.
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From this reading Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
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From this reading The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
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From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
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From this reading The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.
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From this reading Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
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From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE ALCOVE THE doctor was wrong.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Fanny Mere did return, though he did not discover the fact.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feminine mind loves to understand motives and intentions; it hates to be puzzled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE ALCOVE THE doctor was wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
at the time that
From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
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From this reading She went away in a state of mind which is dangerous when it possesses a woman of determination.
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From this reading IN THE ALCOVE THE doctor was wrong.
