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Chapter XXIV
ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily: "Good morning." The man's accent struck her. She said to herself, with amusement: "He's Irish!"
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later than; following
From this reading “ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She said to herself, with amusement:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man's accent struck her.”
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From this reading The man's accent struck her.
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From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
later than; following
From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
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From this reading She said to herself, with amusement:
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From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
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From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
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From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
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From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
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From this reading "He's Irish!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The man's accent struck her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She said to herself, with amusement:
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From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
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From this reading "He's Irish!"
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From this reading The man's accent struck her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
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From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
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From this reading She said to herself, with amusement:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said to herself, with amusement:
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From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man's accent struck her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
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From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
which person or people
From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
in the company of; together with
From this reading She said to herself, with amusement:
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From this reading ENCOUNTER "Good morning," Audrey cried, very gaily, to the still advancing detective, who, after the slightest hesitation in the world, responded gaily:
