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Chapter XXII
OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table. "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters. "Yes, always gay. Why not?" Karl Steinmetz saw the glance.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.”
in the direction of
From this reading “"Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
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From this reading Karl Steinmetz saw the glance.
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From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading Karl Steinmetz saw the glance.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
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From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
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From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading Karl Steinmetz saw the glance.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
in the direction of
From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
which person or people
From this reading OSTERNO "Always gay; always gay!" laughed Steinmetz, rubbing his broad hands together and looking down into the face of Maggie, who was busy at the breakfast-table.
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From this reading Why not?"
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From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
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From this reading "Yes," answered the girl, glancing toward Paul, leaning against the window reading his letters.
