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Chapter XIV
Phoebe first withdrew herself. In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart. But the shock itself brought self-control. 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.' 'Where's Carrie?'
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But the shock itself brought self-control.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Phoebe first withdrew herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Phoebe first withdrew herself.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But the shock itself brought self-control.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'”
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From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the shock itself brought self-control.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the shock itself brought self-control.
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From this reading 'Where's Carrie?'
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From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
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From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
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From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phoebe first withdrew herself.
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From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
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From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Phoebe first withdrew herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the shock itself brought self-control.
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From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
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From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
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From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
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From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
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From this reading Phoebe first withdrew herself.
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From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
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From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
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From this reading But the shock itself brought self-control.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Come in,' she said, mechanically; 'Miss Anna's gone out.'
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From this reading But the shock itself brought self-control.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In that first moment of contact, Fenwick's changed aspect had pierced her to the heart.
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From this reading 'Where's Carrie?'
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From this reading Phoebe first withdrew herself.
