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Chapter XXVI
THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold. Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would. But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault. Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report. I let it pass.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I let it pass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.”
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading “THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.”
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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 INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
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From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
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From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
every person
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
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From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
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From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
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From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
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From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I let it pass.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
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From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I let it pass.
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From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
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From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
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From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
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From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
not any; not one
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
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From this reading I let it pass.
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From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
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From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
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From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
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From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
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From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
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From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
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From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
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From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
at the time that
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
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From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
