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Chapter XI
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL. Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born. His fine breeding stands in stead of husbandly love. Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day. Jane is to wait on her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His fine breeding stands in stead of husbandly love.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.”
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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 Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
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From this reading His fine breeding stands in stead of husbandly love.
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From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
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From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
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From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
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From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
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From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
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From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His fine breeding stands in stead of husbandly love.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
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From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
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From this reading His fine breeding stands in stead of husbandly love.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His fine breeding stands in stead of husbandly love.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jane is to wait on her.
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From this reading Jane is to wait on her.
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From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
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From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
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From this reading His fine breeding stands in stead of husbandly love.
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From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
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From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His fine breeding stands in stead of husbandly love.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jane is to wait on her.
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From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
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From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
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From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
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From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His fine breeding stands in stead of husbandly love.
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From this reading His fine breeding stands in stead of husbandly love.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Briggs has orders to take her and Miss Cecil out in the carriage every day.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
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From this reading Jane is to wait on her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
at the time that
From this reading Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.--JEAN PAUL.
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From this reading Floyd Grandon begins the next morning by treating his wife as if she were a princess born.
