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Chapter XXVII
DENUNCIATION AND REPROACHES. Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister. There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature. "Leave me, Norman!" she said, gently. "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.”
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From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
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From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
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From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DENUNCIATION AND REPROACHES.
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From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
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From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
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From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
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From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
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From this reading DENUNCIATION AND REPROACHES.
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From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
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From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
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From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
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From this reading "Leave me, Norman!" she said, gently.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
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From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
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From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
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From this reading "Leave me, Norman!" she said, gently.
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From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Leave me, Norman!" she said, gently.
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From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
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From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
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From this reading "Leave me, Norman!" she said, gently.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
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From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
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From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
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From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
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From this reading DENUNCIATION AND REPROACHES.
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From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
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From this reading "Leave me, Norman!" she said, gently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Leave me, Norman!" she said, gently.
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From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
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From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
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From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barbara Stafford was both disturbed and offended by the abrupt challenge of the minister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something wild, even rude in his manner, that aroused all the force of her really proud nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was wrong to abandon the young lady on the first hour of your arrival; one does not readily forgive such slights.
