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Chapter VI
"I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed. It will be better when we get there--wherever it is." The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary. "You are our good angel," he said. And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are our good angel," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “It will be better when we get there--wherever it is."”
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From this reading "I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary.
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From this reading "You are our good angel," he said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be better when we get there--wherever it is."
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From this reading And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.
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From this reading It will be better when we get there--wherever it is."
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From this reading "I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.
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From this reading And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.
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From this reading The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary.
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From this reading "I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.
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From this reading The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary.
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From this reading It will be better when we get there--wherever it is."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are our good angel," he said.
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From this reading And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are our good angel," he said.
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From this reading And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will be better when we get there--wherever it is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be better when we get there--wherever it is."
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From this reading The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary.
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From this reading The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary.
not any; not one
From this reading The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary.
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From this reading "I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.
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From this reading And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "You are our good angel," he said.
above and across; more than
From this reading And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.
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From this reading The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary.
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From this reading "You are our good angel," he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary.
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From this reading It will be better when we get there--wherever it is."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.
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From this reading The judge, warmed and revived, no longer felt so dreary.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think we are all cold," Eve answered; "we are all numbed.
at the time that
From this reading It will be better when we get there--wherever it is."
in or to any place at all
From this reading It will be better when we get there--wherever it is."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be better when we get there--wherever it is."
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, with his old-fashioned courtesy, he bent his head over her hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are our good angel," he said.
