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Chapter XX
"Move on now, clear the stairway. No seats left!" But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air. She even hazarded a little deception: "I have a pass.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She even hazarded a little deception:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have a pass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No seats left!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She even hazarded a little deception:”
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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 She even hazarded a little deception:
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading "Move on now, clear the stairway.
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading She even hazarded a little deception:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even hazarded a little deception:
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a pass.
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From this reading She even hazarded a little deception:
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a pass.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No seats left!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even hazarded a little deception:
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading "Move on now, clear the stairway.
not any; not one
From this reading No seats left!"
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From this reading "Move on now, clear the stairway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Move on now, clear the stairway.
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading "I have a pass.
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading No seats left!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She even hazarded a little deception:
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading "Move on now, clear the stairway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Move on now, clear the stairway.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
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From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
which person or people
From this reading But at this Page, who, by the rush of the crowd had been carried almost to the top of the stairs, managed to extricate an arm from the press, and hold Landry's card in the air.
