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Chapter VII
Mary Darling was in a deep reverie. From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations: "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'" Mary smiled her friendliest smile. "I was wondering," she said, "what had become of Lee and Renier."
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at or toward the back of something
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energetic and quick
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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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 Mary Darling was in a deep reverie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
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From this reading "I was wondering," she said, "what had become of Lee and Renier."
at or toward the back of something
From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
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From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
energetic and quick
From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
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From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
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From this reading Mary Darling was in a deep reverie.
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From this reading Mary Darling was in a deep reverie.
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From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
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From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading Mary smiled her friendliest smile.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
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From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I was wondering," she said, "what had become of Lee and Renier."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was wondering," she said, "what had become of Lee and Renier."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mary Darling was in a deep reverie.
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From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading "I was wondering," she said, "what had become of Lee and Renier."
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From this reading Mary Darling was in a deep reverie.
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From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading "I was wondering," she said, "what had become of Lee and Renier."
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From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
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From this reading Mary Darling was in a deep reverie.
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From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was wondering," she said, "what had become of Lee and Renier."
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From this reading Mary smiled her friendliest smile.
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From this reading Mary smiled her friendliest smile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
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From this reading "'General Blank's compliments,'" said he, "'and he reports that the colored troops are turning black in the face.'"
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From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary Darling was in a deep reverie.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I was wondering," she said, "what had become of Lee and Renier."
in the company of; together with
From this reading From this, his eyes twinkling behind their thick glasses, Mr. Langham roused her with the brisk utterance of one of his favorite quotations:
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From this reading "I was wondering," she said, "what had become of Lee and Renier."
