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Chapter XII
Clarissa seemed tired but fashionable in summer lace. She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly. “Recriminations?” I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity. I was prepared for anything, especially battle.
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any thing at all
From this reading “I was prepared for anything, especially battle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.”
Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
From this reading “I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clarissa seemed tired but fashionable in summer lace.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
any thing at all
From this reading I was prepared for anything, especially battle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
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From this reading I was prepared for anything, especially battle.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clarissa seemed tired but fashionable in summer lace.
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From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
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From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
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From this reading Clarissa seemed tired but fashionable in summer lace.
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From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
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From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
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From this reading I was prepared for anything, especially battle.
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From this reading Clarissa seemed tired but fashionable in summer lace.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was prepared for anything, especially battle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
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From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
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From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clarissa seemed tired but fashionable in summer lace.
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From this reading Clarissa seemed tired but fashionable in summer lace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
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From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
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From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
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From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
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From this reading I was prepared for anything, especially battle.
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From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
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From this reading “Recriminations?”
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From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
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From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clarissa seemed tired but fashionable in summer lace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
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From this reading Clarissa seemed tired but fashionable in summer lace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat down heavily in the chair beside my desk and looked at me oddly.
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From this reading Clarissa seemed tired but fashionable in summer lace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked cheerfully: the recent outburst had restored me to perfect health and equanimity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was prepared for anything, especially battle.
