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Chapter VIII
"No," answered Turner quietly. Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover. The talk he had had with her at her house came back to him on the instant. He hesitated a moment and then asked: "There is something wrong?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"No," answered Turner quietly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hesitated a moment and then asked:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.”
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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 He hesitated a moment and then asked:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No," answered Turner quietly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hesitated a moment and then asked:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading The talk he had had with her at her house came back to him on the instant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading The talk he had had with her at her house came back to him on the instant.
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From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The talk he had had with her at her house came back to him on the instant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment and then asked:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The talk he had had with her at her house came back to him on the instant.
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From this reading The talk he had had with her at her house came back to him on the instant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading The talk he had had with her at her house came back to him on the instant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is something wrong?
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From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment and then asked:
not any; not one
From this reading "No," answered Turner quietly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The talk he had had with her at her house came back to him on the instant.
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From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading "No," answered Turner quietly.
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From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading The talk he had had with her at her house came back to him on the instant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading He hesitated a moment and then asked:
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From this reading "There is something wrong?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The talk he had had with her at her house came back to him on the instant.
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From this reading "No," answered Turner quietly.
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From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading Only by her manner, and by something in the way she said the word, Haight knew at once that she had broken definitely with Vandover.
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From this reading "There is something wrong?
