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Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table. The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room. The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one. Elizabeth was composed but serious, her father nervous and excited. “You are mad, Elizabeth!” he declared.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “Elizabeth was composed but serious, her father nervous and excited.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.”
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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 discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
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From this reading The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are mad, Elizabeth!” he declared.
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From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
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From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Elizabeth was composed but serious, her father nervous and excited.
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From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
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From this reading Elizabeth was composed but serious, her father nervous and excited.
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From this reading “You are mad, Elizabeth!” he declared.
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From this reading The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.
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From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
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From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Elizabeth was composed but serious, her father nervous and excited.
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From this reading Elizabeth was composed but serious, her father nervous and excited.
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From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
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From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You are mad, Elizabeth!” he declared.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
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From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
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From this reading “You are mad, Elizabeth!” he declared.
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From this reading Elizabeth was composed but serious, her father nervous and excited.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discussion had not been altogether a pleasant one.
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From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
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From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
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From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
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From this reading Elizabeth was composed but serious, her father nervous and excited.
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From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
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From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
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From this reading The professor, with his broad-brimmed hat clinched in his fingers, walked restlessly up and down the little room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elizabeth was composed but serious, her father nervous and excited.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
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From this reading Elizabeth stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly against the writing-table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are mad, Elizabeth!” he declared.
