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Chapter V
THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking. The worst had happened, or the best, whichever it was. Viola had become my mistress. She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity. The picture had brought us together, it held us together.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The picture had brought us together, it held us together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.”
any one of a set, it does not matter which
From this reading “The worst had happened, or the best, whichever it was.”
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From this reading She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity.
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From this reading Viola had become my mistress.
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From this reading The worst had happened, or the best, whichever it was.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The picture had brought us together, it held us together.
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
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From this reading She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The worst had happened, or the best, whichever it was.
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From this reading The picture had brought us together, it held us together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The worst had happened, or the best, whichever it was.
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
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From this reading She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The worst had happened, or the best, whichever it was.
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From this reading The picture had brought us together, it held us together.
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From this reading She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity.
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From this reading She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity.
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From this reading The picture had brought us together, it held us together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The picture had brought us together, it held us together.
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From this reading Viola had become my mistress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The worst had happened, or the best, whichever it was.
any one of a set, it does not matter which
From this reading The worst had happened, or the best, whichever it was.
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From this reading She had resolutely refused to be my wife, and the alternative had followed of necessity.
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE CUCKOO I stood looking through the window of my studio thinking.
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From this reading The worst had happened, or the best, whichever it was.
