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Chapter XV
"Don't you think so?" he asked, in a low voice. She bent her head slowly, without replying. Then for a long moment neither spoke. Laura played with her rings. The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you think so?" he asked, in a low voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then for a long moment neither spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Then for a long moment neither spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't you think so?" he asked, in a low voice.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She bent her head slowly, without replying.”
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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 "Don't you think so?" he asked, in a low voice.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
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From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading She bent her head slowly, without replying.
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From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
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From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then for a long moment neither spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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From this reading She bent her head slowly, without replying.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She bent her head slowly, without replying.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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From this reading Laura played with her rings.
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From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then for a long moment neither spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
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From this reading "Don't you think so?" he asked, in a low voice.
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From this reading Then for a long moment neither spoke.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Then for a long moment neither spoke.
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From this reading Laura played with her rings.
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From this reading She bent her head slowly, without replying.
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From this reading Laura played with her rings.
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From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bent her head slowly, without replying.
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From this reading She bent her head slowly, without replying.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't you think so?" he asked, in a low voice.
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From this reading Then for a long moment neither spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
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From this reading Then for a long moment neither spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think so?" he asked, in a low voice.
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From this reading The artist, leaning forward in his chair, looked with vague eyes across the room.
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From this reading "Don't you think so?" he asked, in a low voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laura played with her rings.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She bent her head slowly, without replying.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you think so?" he asked, in a low voice.
