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Chapter XXIX
GENERAL HARRINGTON'S TEMPTATION. Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed. A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately. "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion. "You did love me," she said, with a wistful look; "you did love me?"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You did love me," she said, with a wistful look; "you did love me?"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.”
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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 Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
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From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
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From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
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From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
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From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
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From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You did love me," she said, with a wistful look; "you did love me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
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From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
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From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
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From this reading GENERAL HARRINGTON'S TEMPTATION.
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From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
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From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
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From this reading GENERAL HARRINGTON'S TEMPTATION.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
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From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
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From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
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From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You did love me," she said, with a wistful look; "you did love me?"
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From this reading "You did love me," she said, with a wistful look; "you did love me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You did love me," she said, with a wistful look; "you did love me?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
above and across; more than
From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
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From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
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From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
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From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
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From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
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From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
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From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
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From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
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From this reading GENERAL HARRINGTON'S TEMPTATION.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
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From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
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From this reading "Foolish creature," said the General, soothed in the depths of his vanity by this devotion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
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From this reading A wild illumination shot over her face, and seizing the General's hands, she kissed them passionately.
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From this reading "You did love me," she said, with a wistful look; "you did love me?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You did love me," she said, with a wistful look; "you did love me?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You did love me," she said, with a wistful look; "you did love me?"
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From this reading Zillah drew a deep breath, and raised herself up, like a panther which a ball has grazed.
