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Chapter IV
They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door. The thing I'd thought impossible had happened. The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me. For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them. We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing I'd thought impossible had happened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thing I'd thought impossible had happened.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.”
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From this reading We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
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From this reading The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me.
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From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.
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From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
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From this reading The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
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From this reading We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thing I'd thought impossible had happened.
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From this reading The thing I'd thought impossible had happened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
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From this reading The thing I'd thought impossible had happened.
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From this reading The thing I'd thought impossible had happened.
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From this reading We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.
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From this reading The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me.
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From this reading The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me.
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From this reading We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.
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From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me.
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From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
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From this reading We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.
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From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
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From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
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From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
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From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
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From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
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From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For some reason, they seemed as much surprised at sight of me as I at sight of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing I'd thought impossible had happened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thing I'd thought impossible had happened.
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From this reading We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The father and mother of Jim Beckett had come to me.
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From this reading They sat together, an old-fashioned pair, on an old-fashioned sofa, facing the door.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We gazed at each other for an instant, all three without moving.
