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Chapter V
IN THE TEMPLE. A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well. At last the words came. "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?" She started, opened her eyes wide, and stared in the speaker's face.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the words came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.”
during the time that
From this reading “A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.”
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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 A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She started, opened her eyes wide, and stared in the speaker's face.
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From this reading "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
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From this reading "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the words came.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading At last the words came.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
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From this reading She started, opened her eyes wide, and stared in the speaker's face.
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From this reading She started, opened her eyes wide, and stared in the speaker's face.
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TEMPLE.
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the words came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading She started, opened her eyes wide, and stared in the speaker's face.
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading She started, opened her eyes wide, and stared in the speaker's face.
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From this reading She started, opened her eyes wide, and stared in the speaker's face.
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From this reading She started, opened her eyes wide, and stared in the speaker's face.
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From this reading IN THE TEMPLE.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TEMPLE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
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From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
during the time that
From this reading A pause of a few seconds only, but seeming long terrible minutes, while she waited for the harsh satirical tones of her father's voice, which she knew so well.
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From this reading She started, opened her eyes wide, and stared in the speaker's face.
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From this reading At last the words came.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You seem to be unwell; can I be of assistance to you in any way?"
