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Chapter IV
She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring. She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off. The ring was well lighted by an overhead cluster of patent gas-burners. The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town. One of them was chewing gum.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.”
for the reason that
From this reading “The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of them was chewing gum.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ring was well lighted by an overhead cluster of patent gas-burners.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The ring was well lighted by an overhead cluster of patent gas-burners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.
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From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
for the reason that
From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ring was well lighted by an overhead cluster of patent gas-burners.
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From this reading One of them was chewing gum.
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From this reading The ring was well lighted by an overhead cluster of patent gas-burners.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
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From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
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From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
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From this reading The ring was well lighted by an overhead cluster of patent gas-burners.
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From this reading One of them was chewing gum.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.
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From this reading She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
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From this reading The ring was well lighted by an overhead cluster of patent gas-burners.
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From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
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From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
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From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them was chewing gum.
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From this reading The ring was well lighted by an overhead cluster of patent gas-burners.
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From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
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From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ring was well lighted by an overhead cluster of patent gas-burners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
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From this reading She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.
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From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
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From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.
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From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
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From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them was chewing gum.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hurried to the peep-hole, and found herself against the ring.
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From this reading The front row of the men she had squeezed past, because of their paper and pencils, she decided to be reporters from the local papers up-town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
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From this reading The ring was well lighted by an overhead cluster of patent gas-burners.
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From this reading She could see the whole of it, though part of the audience was shut off.
