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Chapter XVII
It was the first day in Lent. Anne had come down in a state of depression. She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper. So much wisdom he had learnt. Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anne had come down in a state of depression.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the first day in Lent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.”
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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 Anne had come down in a state of depression.
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From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
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From this reading Anne had come down in a state of depression.
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From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
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From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
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From this reading Anne had come down in a state of depression.
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From this reading It was the first day in Lent.
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From this reading Anne had come down in a state of depression.
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From this reading Anne had come down in a state of depression.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first day in Lent.
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From this reading Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anne had come down in a state of depression.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So much wisdom he had learnt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the first day in Lent.
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From this reading Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first day in Lent.
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From this reading So much wisdom he had learnt.
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From this reading It was the first day in Lent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.
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From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
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From this reading So much wisdom he had learnt.
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From this reading Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne had come down in a state of depression.
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From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
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From this reading Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
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From this reading She was silent during breakfast, and Majendie became absorbed in his morning paper.
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From this reading Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much wisdom he had learnt.
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From this reading Anne had come down in a state of depression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the first day in Lent.
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From this reading Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first day in Lent.
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From this reading So much wisdom he had learnt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently he gave a sudden murmur of interest, and looked up with a smile.
