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Chapter XIV
After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach. In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre. Here her uneasiness increased. Her circle of acquaintances being large, she was in terror of being recognized. What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
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later than; following
From this reading “After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here her uneasiness increased.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?”
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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 After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading Her circle of acquaintances being large, she was in terror of being recognized.
later than; following
From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading Her circle of acquaintances being large, she was in terror of being recognized.
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From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
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From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
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From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
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From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
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From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
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From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here her uneasiness increased.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here her uneasiness increased.
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From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
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From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
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From this reading Here her uneasiness increased.
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From this reading Her circle of acquaintances being large, she was in terror of being recognized.
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From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
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From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
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From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
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From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading Her circle of acquaintances being large, she was in terror of being recognized.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
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From this reading Here her uneasiness increased.
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From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a few minutes she was set down at the Hotel du Louvre.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading After hurriedly walking several squares, she thought she might, without fear of being recognized, call a coach.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would her friends think if they saw her at the Hotel du Louvre disguised in this old dress?
