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Chapter XVI
Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray. She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel. When she saw them, she smiled engagingly. Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested: 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
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left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.”
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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 Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
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From this reading 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
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From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
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From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
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From this reading 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
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From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
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From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
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From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
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From this reading When she saw them, she smiled engagingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
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From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
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From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
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From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
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From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
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From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
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From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
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From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
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From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
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From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
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From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
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From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
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From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
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From this reading When she saw them, she smiled engagingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
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From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When she saw them, she smiled engagingly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
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From this reading Only a minute ago as they turned into the hot, deserted street Alan Howard had suggested:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
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From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sanchia Schemes Chance had it that the very first individual they saw in Big Run was Sanchia Murray.
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From this reading 'We'd better have lunch at the hotel and ride on to San Ramon afterwards.'
at the time that
From this reading When she saw them, she smiled engagingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in white and looked fresh and cool and girlish and inviting as she sat idling upon the porch at the hotel.
