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Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall. CURTIS' study--morning of the following day. The same--three o'clock in the morning of a day in early spring of the next year. Same as Act I--three days later. SCENE--Living-room of CURTIS JAYSON'S house in Bridgetown, Conn.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CURTIS' study--morning of the following day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The same--three o'clock in the morning of a day in early spring of the next year.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The same--three o'clock in the morning of a day in early spring of the next year.”
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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 The same--three o'clock in the morning of a day in early spring of the next year.
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From this reading Same as Act I--three days later.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Same as Act I--three days later.
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From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
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From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
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From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
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From this reading CURTIS' study--morning of the following day.
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From this reading Same as Act I--three days later.
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From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
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From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
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From this reading CURTIS' study--morning of the following day.
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From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Same as Act I--three days later.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
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From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
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From this reading SCENE--Living-room of CURTIS JAYSON'S house in Bridgetown, Conn.
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From this reading Same as Act I--three days later.
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From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CURTIS' study--morning of the following day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same--three o'clock in the morning of a day in early spring of the next year.
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From this reading The same--three o'clock in the morning of a day in early spring of the next year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same--three o'clock in the morning of a day in early spring of the next year.
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From this reading SCENE--Living-room of CURTIS JAYSON'S house in Bridgetown, Conn.
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From this reading The same--three o'clock in the morning of a day in early spring of the next year.
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From this reading CURTIS' study--morning of the following day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Living-room in the house of CURTIS JAYSON, Bridgetown, Conn.--an afternoon in early Fall.
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From this reading The same--three o'clock in the morning of a day in early spring of the next year.
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From this reading The same--three o'clock in the morning of a day in early spring of the next year.
