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Chapter VI
EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments. The platform was also empty. Not a porter in sight. One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform. An employee strolled past.
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later than; following
From this reading “One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.”
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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 Not a porter in sight.
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From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
later than; following
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
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From this reading The platform was also empty.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An employee strolled past.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
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From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading An employee strolled past.
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From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
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From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
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From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a porter in sight.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a porter in sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading An employee strolled past.
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From this reading The platform was also empty.
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From this reading Not a porter in sight.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading Not a porter in sight.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
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From this reading An employee strolled past.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The platform was also empty.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading EXPLOITATION OF WIDOWHOOD The carriage had emptied, and the two adventurers stood alone among empty compartments.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
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From this reading One after the other, the young widow and the elderly spinster, their purses bulging with money, got their packages by great efforts down on to the platform.
