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Chapter XVII
"The letter, then, relates to the signorina. She is well?" "Yes, she is well now. She is in our native Italy." Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is well?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is in our native Italy."
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From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is well?"
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From this reading She is in our native Italy."
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From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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From this reading She is in our native Italy."
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From this reading "Yes, she is well now.
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From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She is in our native Italy."
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From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is well?"
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From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
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From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
in the direction of
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
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From this reading She is well?"
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From this reading "Yes, she is well now.
