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Chapter XXV
Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane. Outside the snowstorm was profound. The flakes crowded the air as they fell. The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue. A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Outside the snowstorm was profound.”
in the direction of
From this reading “A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.”
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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 A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
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From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
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From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
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From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
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From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
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From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
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From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
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From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
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From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
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From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
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From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
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From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
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From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
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From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
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From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
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From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
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From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
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From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
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From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside the snowstorm was profound.
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From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
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From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
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From this reading Outside the snowstorm was profound.
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From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
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From this reading Outside the snowstorm was profound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agnes Huntington pressed her expectant nose against the pane.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The flakes crowded the air as they fell.
in the direction of
From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Outside the snowstorm was profound.
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From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The drifts were four feet deep on Connecticut avenue.
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From this reading A man wrapped in furs pushed his way toward the Chateau d' Huntington.
