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For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure. When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay. She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole. The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested. She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.”
suggesting what will happen in the future
From this reading “When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.”
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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 When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
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From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
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From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
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From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
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From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
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From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
not any; not one
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
above and across; more than
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
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From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
suggesting what will happen in the future
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
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From this reading She had furthermore taken rapturous delight in cathedrals, expensive restaurants, and the set pieces of fashionable scenery.
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From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
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From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
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From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
at the time that
From this reading When the Literary Man from London crossed her mind she laughed him to scorn for a prophetic popinjay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
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From this reading She had broken no man's heart, and her own was whole.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
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From this reading The tribes of Crim Tartary had exhibited no signs of worry and had left her unmolested.
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From this reading For five months Zora wandered over the world--chiefly Italy--without an experience which might be called an adventure.
