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Chapter XVII
It was three weeks after Desmond's death. Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles. The first onslaught on Amiens was over. The struggle between Bethune and Ypres was in full swing. 'DEAREST--This house is so strange--the world is so strange!
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later than; following
From this reading “It was three weeks after Desmond's death.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The struggle between Bethune and Ypres was in full swing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first onslaught on Amiens was over.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The first onslaught on Amiens was over.”
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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 Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
later than; following
From this reading It was three weeks after Desmond's death.
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From this reading The first onslaught on Amiens was over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The struggle between Bethune and Ypres was in full swing.
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From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
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From this reading The struggle between Bethune and Ypres was in full swing.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The struggle between Bethune and Ypres was in full swing.
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From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
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From this reading 'DEAREST--This house is so strange--the world is so strange!
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From this reading It was three weeks after Desmond's death.
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From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
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From this reading It was three weeks after Desmond's death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first onslaught on Amiens was over.
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From this reading The struggle between Bethune and Ypres was in full swing.
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From this reading 'DEAREST--This house is so strange--the world is so strange!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'DEAREST--This house is so strange--the world is so strange!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was three weeks after Desmond's death.
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From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first onslaught on Amiens was over.
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From this reading The first onslaught on Amiens was over.
above and across; more than
From this reading The first onslaught on Amiens was over.
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From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
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From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'DEAREST--This house is so strange--the world is so strange!
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From this reading 'DEAREST--This house is so strange--the world is so strange!
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From this reading The struggle between Bethune and Ypres was in full swing.
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From this reading The struggle between Bethune and Ypres was in full swing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'DEAREST--This house is so strange--the world is so strange!
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From this reading It was three weeks after Desmond's death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
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From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was three weeks after Desmond's death.
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From this reading It was three weeks after Desmond's death.
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From this reading 'DEAREST--This house is so strange--the world is so strange!
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From this reading Pamela was sitting in the 'den' writing a letter to Arthur Chicksands at Versailles.
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From this reading The struggle between Bethune and Ypres was in full swing.
