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Chapter XXI
THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent. He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey. "Good-mornin', Miss Cumberland." He extended a hand which she overlooked. "You still busy hatin' me?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You still busy hatin' me?"”
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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 WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
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From this reading He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey.
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From this reading "Good-mornin', Miss Cumberland."
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
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From this reading He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey.
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From this reading He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey.
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From this reading He extended a hand which she overlooked.
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From this reading "Good-mornin', Miss Cumberland."
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
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From this reading "You still busy hatin' me?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey.
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You still busy hatin' me?"
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From this reading "Good-mornin', Miss Cumberland."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey.
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From this reading He entered, brushing off the dust of a long journey.
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
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From this reading He extended a hand which she overlooked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You still busy hatin' me?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He extended a hand which she overlooked.
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From this reading THE WOMAN'S WAY It was a day later, in the morning, that a hand knocked at Kate's door and she opened it to Jim Silent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You still busy hatin' me?"
