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Chapter XXIX
He had seen her home. At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her. Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight. He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her. A great calm had followed his excitement.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great calm had followed his excitement.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.”
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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 great calm had followed his excitement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
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From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
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From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
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From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
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From this reading A great calm had followed his excitement.
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From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
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From this reading A great calm had followed his excitement.
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From this reading Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight.
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From this reading A great calm had followed his excitement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great calm had followed his excitement.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen her home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen her home.
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From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had seen her home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
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From this reading He had seen her home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
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From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
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From this reading Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
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From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
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From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
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From this reading He had seen her home.
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From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
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From this reading Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight.
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From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
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From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At her door in the quiet Avenue he had held her in his arms again and kissed her.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her eyes shone at his under the lamplight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went back slowly, reviving the sweet sense of her.
