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Chapter XXVI
BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation. The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again. Had Flockart spoken the truth? The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision. She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
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From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
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From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
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From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
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From this reading Had Flockart spoken the truth?
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Flockart spoken the truth?
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
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From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
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From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
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From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
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From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
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From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
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From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
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From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
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From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
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From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
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From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
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From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
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From this reading Had Flockart spoken the truth?
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
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From this reading Had Flockart spoken the truth?
up to a particular time
From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
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From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
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From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
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From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
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From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
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From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
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From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
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From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
