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She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition. She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself. Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well. James was not so successful. He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to notice it.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to notice it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
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From this reading He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to notice it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to notice it.
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From this reading She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
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From this reading She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.
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From this reading He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to notice it.
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From this reading He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to notice it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
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From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
no person; not anyone
From this reading He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to notice it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not help it, for Clemency was candor itself.
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From this reading He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to notice it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
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From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading James was not so successful.
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From this reading He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to notice it.
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From this reading James was not so successful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
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From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He colored and was somewhat confused, but nobody appeared to notice it.
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From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
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From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
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From this reading Then she bowed very formally, and shook hands sedately when Doctor Gordon introduced James as Doctor Elliot, his new assistant, and carried off her part very well.
at the time that
From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
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From this reading She looked up when he entered, and there was in her young girl face the very slightest shade of recognition.
