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Chapter XVII
THE MYSTIC "Say you forgive me!" The officer insisted. "But there is nothing--" "Say you forgive me!" She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance. He knelt dimly there without a sign of self-consciousness or false shame.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “The officer insisted.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"But there is nothing--" "Say you forgive me!"”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He knelt dimly there without a sign of self-consciousness or false shame.”
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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 had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
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From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
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From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But there is nothing--" "Say you forgive me!"
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From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
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From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
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From this reading He knelt dimly there without a sign of self-consciousness or false shame.
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From this reading He knelt dimly there without a sign of self-consciousness or false shame.
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From this reading THE MYSTIC "Say you forgive me!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
demanded something firmly
From this reading The officer insisted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But there is nothing--" "Say you forgive me!"
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From this reading He knelt dimly there without a sign of self-consciousness or false shame.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MYSTIC "Say you forgive me!"
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From this reading THE MYSTIC "Say you forgive me!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "But there is nothing--" "Say you forgive me!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
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From this reading The officer insisted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He knelt dimly there without a sign of self-consciousness or false shame.
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From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
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From this reading THE MYSTIC "Say you forgive me!"
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From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
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From this reading He knelt dimly there without a sign of self-consciousness or false shame.
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From this reading He knelt dimly there without a sign of self-consciousness or false shame.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
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From this reading He knelt dimly there without a sign of self-consciousness or false shame.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTIC "Say you forgive me!"
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From this reading "But there is nothing--" "Say you forgive me!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
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From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
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From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
at the time that
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He knelt dimly there without a sign of self-consciousness or false shame.
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From this reading She had counted on a scene of triumph with him when he woke up, anticipating that he was bound to cut a ridiculous appearance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MYSTIC "Say you forgive me!"
