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Chapter X
MIELA'S STORY. When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me. He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow. No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room. There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.”
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From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
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From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
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From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
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From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
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From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
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From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
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From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
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From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
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From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
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From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
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From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
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From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
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From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
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From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
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From this reading MIELA'S STORY.
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From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
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From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
not any; not one
From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
not one, and not any
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
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From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIELA'S STORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one was on the porch when we landed, and we went immediately into the living room.
at the time that
From this reading When I reached the little Florida town Alan was there to meet me.
belonging to which person
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There I found Beth and Professor Newland talking to this extraordinary girl from another world, of whose existence, up to that moment, I had been in complete ignorance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have none of my eager questions, but took me at once by launch to their bungalow.
