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Chapter XV
THE MAN IN THE MASK. Dizzily Mollie opened her eyes. Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps. "So sorry, Mollie," said an odious voice in her ear. "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "So sorry, Mollie," said an odious voice in her ear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
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From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
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From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
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From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
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From this reading Dizzily Mollie opened her eyes.
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From this reading "So sorry, Mollie," said an odious voice in her ear.
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From this reading Dizzily Mollie opened her eyes.
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From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
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From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dizzily Mollie opened her eyes.
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From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN IN THE MASK.
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From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE MASK.
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE MASK.
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From this reading Dizzily Mollie opened her eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
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From this reading "So sorry, Mollie," said an odious voice in her ear.
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From this reading Dizzily Mollie opened her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
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From this reading "So sorry, Mollie," said an odious voice in her ear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
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From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
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From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So sorry, Mollie," said an odious voice in her ear.
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From this reading "So sorry, Mollie," said an odious voice in her ear.
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From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IN THE MASK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
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From this reading Confused, bewildered, she strove to sit up and catch her breath in broken gasps.
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From this reading "So sorry, Mollie," said an odious voice in her ear.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
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From this reading "Quite shocked, I am sure, to have you faint; but you've not been insensible half an hour.
