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THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him. The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other. Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding. "Where is she?" The Duke came close to him.
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very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.”
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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 THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
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From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
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From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
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From this reading The Duke came close to him.
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From this reading The Duke came close to him.
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is she?"
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From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
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From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is she?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Duke came close to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Harlan was breathless, disheveled, his knuckles were bleeding.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAID The Duke found his grandson in an anteroom where the half dozen excited, wondering men had conveyed him.
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From this reading The old man and the young man stood for a few moments and gazed at each other.
