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Chapter XXVIII
OF GRAZES ON THE KNEE. There was no doubt that they practised the marriage-song. Coralie's voice echoed through the house as we entered. For a moment we paused in the hall to listen. Then Wetter dashed up the stairs, crying, "Good God!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Wetter dashed up the stairs, crying, "Good God!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Coralie's voice echoed through the house as we entered.”
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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 For a moment we paused in the hall to listen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading OF GRAZES ON THE KNEE.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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From this reading For a moment we paused in the hall to listen.
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not any; not one
From this reading There was no doubt that they practised the marriage-song.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF GRAZES ON THE KNEE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OF GRAZES ON THE KNEE.
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no doubt that they practised the marriage-song.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Coralie's voice echoed through the house as we entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment we paused in the hall to listen.
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From this reading Then Wetter dashed up the stairs, crying, "Good God!
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From this reading Coralie's voice echoed through the house as we entered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no doubt that they practised the marriage-song.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Coralie's voice echoed through the house as we entered.
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From this reading Then Wetter dashed up the stairs, crying, "Good God!
