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Chapter XII
THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house. His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror. At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words: "You think she is a wife?" "I feared so."
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You think she is a wife?"”
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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 "You think she is a wife?"
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
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From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
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From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
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From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
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From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
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From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
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From this reading His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror.
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From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
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From this reading His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror.
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From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
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From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
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From this reading "I feared so."
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From this reading His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror.
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From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
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From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
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From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
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From this reading His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror.
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From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feared so."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You think she is a wife?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror.
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From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
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From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
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From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
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From this reading His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror.
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From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You think she is a wife?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I feared so."
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From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HARLEQUIN'S ERRAND Lady Huntingford, alarmed by his manner, arose and steadied herself against the deck-house.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You think she is a wife?"
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From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
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From this reading "You think she is a wife?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading His exclamation rang in her ears, filling them with its horror.
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From this reading At length he roughly grasped her arm, thrusting his face close to hers, fairly grated out the words:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You think she is a wife?"
