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Chapter V
In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings. When had he thought of it? How had he thought of it? Where had he found the clothes? How had he dressed? etcetera, etcetera.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where had he found the clothes?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When had he thought of it?”
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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 rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
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From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
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From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
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From this reading Where had he found the clothes?
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From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
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From this reading How had he dressed? etcetera, etcetera.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where had he found the clothes?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
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From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When had he thought of it?
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From this reading How had he thought of it?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When had he thought of it?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
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From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
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From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
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From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
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From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
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From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When had he thought of it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
at the time that
From this reading When had he thought of it?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where had he found the clothes?
in the company of; together with
From this reading In rushed Norah, breathless with curiosity, to know what had happened, and the next ten minutes was passed in a clamour of questionings.
