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Chapter XIII
It was Grandma who came for Phœbe. And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard. Hand in hand, silently, the two went into the library. Uncle John was there, leaning against the mantel. Though his look was lowered, Phœbe knew that he was angry.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Uncle John was there, leaning against the mantel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hand in hand, silently, the two went into the library.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Uncle John was there, leaning against the mantel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though his look was lowered, Phœbe knew that he was angry.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though his look was lowered, Phœbe knew that he was angry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hand in hand, silently, the two went into the library.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Uncle John was there, leaning against the mantel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
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From this reading Though his look was lowered, Phœbe knew that he was angry.
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From this reading It was Grandma who came for Phœbe.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was Grandma who came for Phœbe.
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From this reading It was Grandma who came for Phœbe.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
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From this reading Hand in hand, silently, the two went into the library.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though his look was lowered, Phœbe knew that he was angry.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though his look was lowered, Phœbe knew that he was angry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hand in hand, silently, the two went into the library.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hand in hand, silently, the two went into the library.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Grandma who came for Phœbe.
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From this reading Uncle John was there, leaning against the mantel.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
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From this reading Though his look was lowered, Phœbe knew that he was angry.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
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From this reading Uncle John was there, leaning against the mantel.
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From this reading Hand in hand, silently, the two went into the library.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though his look was lowered, Phœbe knew that he was angry.
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From this reading Though his look was lowered, Phœbe knew that he was angry.
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From this reading Uncle John was there, leaning against the mantel.
not any; not one
From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
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From this reading It was Grandma who came for Phœbe.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
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From this reading Hand in hand, silently, the two went into the library.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though his look was lowered, Phœbe knew that he was angry.
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From this reading Hand in hand, silently, the two went into the library.
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From this reading Uncle John was there, leaning against the mantel.
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From this reading And the latter saw that there was no smile on the kind old face, and that Grandma’s head was shaking very hard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Grandma who came for Phœbe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hand in hand, silently, the two went into the library.
which person or people
From this reading It was Grandma who came for Phœbe.
