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Chapter IX
THE INTERLOPER. LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating. Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again. But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom. Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.”
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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 But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
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From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
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From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
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From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
next to; at the side of
From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
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From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
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From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
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From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
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From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
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From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
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From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
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From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading THE INTERLOPER.
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From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
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From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
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From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
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From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
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From this reading LANCE found his father and Octavia Gentry awaiting him in the lean-to kitchen, Kimbro Cleaverage anxious and deprecating.
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From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
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From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERLOPER.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lance Cleaverage's eye, half scornful, swept the scattered group and read their attitude aright.
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From this reading But Callista was there--not beside her mother--she stood near the door, a little pale and looking anywhere but at her bridegroom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
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From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Ajax had dodged the issue, and Sylvane was out in the other room trying to get the boys and girls to playing again.
