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Chapter VII
SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed. Diggs observed her closely. He was conscious of a sensation of disappointment. He had counted on a scene--an interesting scene. Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was conscious of a sensation of disappointment.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.”
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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 He was conscious of a sensation of disappointment.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had counted on a scene--an interesting scene.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
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From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
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From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
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From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
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From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
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From this reading Diggs observed her closely.
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From this reading He was conscious of a sensation of disappointment.
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From this reading He had counted on a scene--an interesting scene.
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From this reading Diggs observed her closely.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was conscious of a sensation of disappointment.
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From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
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From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
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From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had counted on a scene--an interesting scene.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was conscious of a sensation of disappointment.
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From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Diggs observed her closely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
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From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
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From this reading He had counted on a scene--an interesting scene.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
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From this reading Diggs observed her closely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was conscious of a sensation of disappointment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had counted on a scene--an interesting scene.
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From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had counted on a scene--an interesting scene.
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From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
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From this reading He was conscious of a sensation of disappointment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
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From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
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From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SEARCHERS REWARDED Miss Fairweather bowed gravely to Flanders as she passed.
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From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
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From this reading Circumstances justified something more thrilling than a mere nod of the head, his intelligence argued, and it was really too bad to have it turn out so tamely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was conscious of a sensation of disappointment.
