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Chapter III
"Do you like taking care of me?" Rose was silent again. She turned suddenly away. It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why. By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rose was silent again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She turned suddenly away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose was silent again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
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From this reading She turned suddenly away.
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From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
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From this reading "Do you like taking care of me?"
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From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you like taking care of me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
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From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
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From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
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From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
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From this reading "Do you like taking care of me?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you like taking care of me?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do you like taking care of me?"
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From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
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From this reading Rose was silent again.
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From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned suddenly away.
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From this reading Rose was silent again.
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From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She turned suddenly away.
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From this reading "Do you like taking care of me?"
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From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
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From this reading She turned suddenly away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rose was silent again.
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From this reading By the eighth day Tanqueray was strong enough to wash his own hands and brush his own hair.
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From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the second time she had done this, and again he wondered why.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you like taking care of me?"
