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Chapter XVIII
THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico. She saw me. We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings. Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her. "Get in," she said, without further greeting.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Get in," she said, without further greeting.”
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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 We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
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From this reading We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
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From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
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From this reading We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
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From this reading "Get in," she said, without further greeting.
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From this reading "Get in," she said, without further greeting.
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From this reading "Get in," she said, without further greeting.
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From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Get in," she said, without further greeting.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
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From this reading We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.
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From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
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From this reading "Get in," she said, without further greeting.
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From this reading She saw me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
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From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
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From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
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From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE INTERCESSION Just as I was walking away from the hotel I perceived Rosa's victoria drawing up before the portico.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then she beckoned to me, and I, as it were suddenly waking from a trance, raised my hat, and went to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We exchanged a long look--a look charged with anxious questionings.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Get in," she said, without further greeting.
