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Chapter XXXVI
This is how the ball ends for me. As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom. Nor do I emerge thence again. The ball itself goes on for hours. The drawing-room is directly beneath me.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nor do I emerge thence again.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “The drawing-room is directly beneath me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The drawing-room is directly beneath me.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The ball itself goes on for hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “Nor do I emerge thence again.”
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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 As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor do I emerge thence again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
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From this reading This is how the ball ends for me.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The drawing-room is directly beneath me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The drawing-room is directly beneath me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Nor do I emerge thence again.
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From this reading The drawing-room is directly beneath me.
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From this reading Nor do I emerge thence again.
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From this reading This is how the ball ends for me.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is how the ball ends for me.
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From this reading The ball itself goes on for hours.
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From this reading The ball itself goes on for hours.
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From this reading This is how the ball ends for me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is how the ball ends for me.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The ball itself goes on for hours.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is how the ball ends for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor do I emerge thence again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ball itself goes on for hours.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is how the ball ends for me.
from that place or that time
From this reading Nor do I emerge thence again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is how the ball ends for me.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
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From this reading As soon as I am out of sight, I quicken my walk into a run, and, flying up the stairs, take refuge in my bedroom.
