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Chapter XI
DISILLUSION. The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car. Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment. "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour." Then he went on, and Mrs. Hastings smiled at Agatha.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he went on, and Mrs. Hastings smiled at Agatha.”
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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 The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
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From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.
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From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he went on, and Mrs. Hastings smiled at Agatha.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
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From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
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From this reading "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
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From this reading DISILLUSION.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."
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From this reading Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.
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From this reading "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."
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From this reading "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
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From this reading Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.
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From this reading Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he went on, and Mrs. Hastings smiled at Agatha.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he went on, and Mrs. Hastings smiled at Agatha.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hastings asked him a question, and he stopped a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he went on, and Mrs. Hastings smiled at Agatha.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he went on, and Mrs. Hastings smiled at Agatha.
at the time that
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
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From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
which person or people
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long train was speeding smoothly across the vast white levels of Assiniboia, when Agatha, who sat by a window, looked up as the conductor strode through the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," he said, "we'll be in Clermont inside half an hour."
