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Chapter VI
Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted. The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes. "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously. "Mannish now, fur true. Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"”
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From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
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From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
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From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.
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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
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From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
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From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
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From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
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From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
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From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.
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From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gawd! de han'somest one ob de fam'ly!"
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From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
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From this reading "Mannish now, fur true.
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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
at the time that
From this reading Joy came in the morning when the raven alighted.
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From this reading "How dee is growed!" he whispered cautiously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
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From this reading The "two-faced Janus" was wreathed in smiles, bent double with chuckles, and tears of delight sparkled in his eyes.
