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Chapter VIII
His fingers worked nervously at his sides. Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's. She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could. She looked back to see him wince. Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked back to see him wince.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
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From this reading She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His fingers worked nervously at his sides.
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From this reading She looked back to see him wince.
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From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
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From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
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From this reading His fingers worked nervously at his sides.
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From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
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From this reading She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fingers worked nervously at his sides.
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From this reading She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
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From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked back to see him wince.
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From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
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From this reading His fingers worked nervously at his sides.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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From this reading She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could.
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From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could.
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From this reading His fingers worked nervously at his sides.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gloria chose the moment to lift her eyes again fleetingly to King's.
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From this reading Nor did his quick contraction of the brows result from her glance alone; he had seen the look lying unhidden in King's eyes.
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From this reading She wanted Gratton to see, she wanted to hurt him all that she could.
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From this reading She looked back to see him wince.
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From this reading His fingers worked nervously at his sides.
