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Chapter III
At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest. This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face. "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well. "I have slept splendidly. This bed is as good as my own at home.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.”
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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 At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading This bed is as good as my own at home.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
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From this reading This bed is as good as my own at home.
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From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have slept splendidly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This bed is as good as my own at home.
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From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This bed is as good as my own at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
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From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading This bed is as good as my own at home.
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From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading "I have slept splendidly.
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From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
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From this reading At ten o'clock the next morning the old gentleman paid a visit to his little guest.
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From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
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From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
at the time that
From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
which person or people
From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
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From this reading This time the child was really asleep, and opened her eyes only when the curtains were drawn back and the light from the window fell on her face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How kind of you to waken me, monsieur!" she said, smiling; she was in a good humor, as children are who have slept well.
