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Chapter V
EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height. In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers. Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening. "Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers. As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.”
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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 In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.
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From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.
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From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
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From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
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From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers.
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From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.
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From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
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From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.
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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
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From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.
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From this reading "Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers.
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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
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From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
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From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
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From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.
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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
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From this reading "Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.
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From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.
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From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
