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Chapter IX
Julia saw the bright lights behind her. They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus. She glanced at the speedometer. She was going as fast as the engine would permit. She was weary from the beat of the motor and the ache of steady driving.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Julia saw the bright lights behind her.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She was going as fast as the engine would permit.”
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From this reading She was weary from the beat of the motor and the ache of steady driving.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was weary from the beat of the motor and the ache of steady driving.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was going as fast as the engine would permit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She glanced at the speedometer.
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From this reading She was weary from the beat of the motor and the ache of steady driving.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Julia saw the bright lights behind her.
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From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
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From this reading Julia saw the bright lights behind her.
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From this reading She was weary from the beat of the motor and the ache of steady driving.
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From this reading She was going as fast as the engine would permit.
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From this reading She was going as fast as the engine would permit.
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From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was weary from the beat of the motor and the ache of steady driving.
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From this reading She glanced at the speedometer.
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From this reading She was going as fast as the engine would permit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Julia saw the bright lights behind her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
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From this reading Julia saw the bright lights behind her.
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From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
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From this reading Julia saw the bright lights behind her.
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From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
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From this reading She was weary from the beat of the motor and the ache of steady driving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
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From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
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From this reading She was going as fast as the engine would permit.
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From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
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From this reading Julia saw the bright lights behind her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
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From this reading She glanced at the speedometer.
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From this reading She was weary from the beat of the motor and the ache of steady driving.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julia saw the bright lights behind her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
up to a particular time
From this reading They blinded her in the rear-view mirror until she knocked the mirror out of focus.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was going as fast as the engine would permit.
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From this reading She was weary from the beat of the motor and the ache of steady driving.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was going as fast as the engine would permit.
