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Chapter VIII
FOND, YET NOT FOOLISH. Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast. Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear. Neither did Lord Scoutbush come. Where was he?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Neither did Lord Scoutbush come.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither did Lord Scoutbush come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “FOND, YET NOT FOOLISH.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
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From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
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From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
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From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
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From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
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From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither did Lord Scoutbush come.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Neither did Lord Scoutbush come.
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From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
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From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
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From this reading FOND, YET NOT FOOLISH.
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From this reading FOND, YET NOT FOOLISH.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
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From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where was he?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
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From this reading Neither did Lord Scoutbush come.
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From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither did Lord Scoutbush come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FOND, YET NOT FOOLISH.
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From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
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From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
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From this reading Neither did Lord Scoutbush come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Next morning, only Claude and Campbell made their appearance at breakfast.
up to a particular time
From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
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From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
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From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
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From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank came in; found that Valencia was not down: and, too excited to eat, went out to walk till she should appear.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was he?
but in spite of that
From this reading FOND, YET NOT FOOLISH.
