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Chapter III
THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night. The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott. She lay abed until noon. They started dressing her about three. After that the day became unreal to her.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “They started dressing her about three.”
later than; following
From this reading “After that the day became unreal to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “She lay abed until noon.”
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From this reading She lay abed until noon.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They started dressing her about three.
later than; following
From this reading After that the day became unreal to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
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From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
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From this reading After that the day became unreal to her.
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
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From this reading After that the day became unreal to her.
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From this reading They started dressing her about three.
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
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From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
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From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
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From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
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From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
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From this reading She lay abed until noon.
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From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
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From this reading She lay abed until noon.
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From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
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From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
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From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
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From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
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From this reading They started dressing her about three.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They started dressing her about three.
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From this reading They started dressing her about three.
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
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From this reading THE THRESHOLD She awoke tired; she had scarcely closed her eyes that night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that the day became unreal to her.
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From this reading After that the day became unreal to her.
up to a particular time
From this reading She lay abed until noon.
at the time that
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fresh odour of roses filled her room when her maid arrived with morning gifts from Kathleen and Scott.
