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Chapter I
PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II. Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III. The Custom of the Country IV. The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI. The Figure against the Sky VII.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The Figure against the Sky VII.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III.”
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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 PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The Figure against the Sky VII.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI.
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From this reading Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III.
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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From this reading The Custom of the Country IV.
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From this reading The Figure against the Sky VII.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI.
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From this reading Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI.
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From this reading Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III.
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From this reading The Custom of the Country IV.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Custom of the Country IV.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II.
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From this reading The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI.
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From this reading The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI.
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From this reading PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II.
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From this reading The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI.
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From this reading Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III.
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From this reading The Figure against the Sky VII.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II.
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From this reading PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III.
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From this reading The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III.
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From this reading The Halt on the Turnpike Road V. Perplexity among Honest People VI.
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From this reading The Figure against the Sky VII.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble III.
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From this reading PREFACE BOOK FIRST—THE THREE WOMEN I. A Face on Which Time Makes but Little Impression II.
