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Chapter XXXIV
Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl. She had done her best, and she had failed. Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them. There were other reasons, too. Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had done her best, and she had failed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were other reasons, too.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.”
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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 Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
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From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
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From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
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From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
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From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
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From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
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From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
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From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
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From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
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From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
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From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
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From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
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From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
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From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
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From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
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From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
not any; not one
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
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From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
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From this reading There were other reasons, too.
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From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were other reasons, too.
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From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had done her best, and she had failed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
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From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
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From this reading There were other reasons, too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
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From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
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From this reading There were other reasons, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
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From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were other reasons, too.
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From this reading Anna Klein had gone home, at three o'clock that terrible morning, a trembling, white-faced girl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unlike Graham, she had no feeling of personal responsibility, but she felt she could never again face her father, with the thing that she knew between them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Herman would be arrested, and she would be called to testify.
