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Chapter XIII
First he went home to take his temper to Charity. On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip. He went straight to her room and walked in without knocking. Charity was dictating a letter to her secretary. Cheever surprised a phrase before she saw him.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Cheever surprised a phrase before she saw him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First he went home to take his temper to Charity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cheever surprised a phrase before she saw him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First he went home to take his temper to Charity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First he went home to take his temper to Charity.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He went straight to her room and walked in without knocking.”
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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 On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went straight to her room and walked in without knocking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cheever surprised a phrase before she saw him.
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From this reading First he went home to take his temper to Charity.
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From this reading Cheever surprised a phrase before she saw him.
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From this reading Charity was dictating a letter to her secretary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he went home to take his temper to Charity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
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From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
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From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
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From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First he went home to take his temper to Charity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cheever surprised a phrase before she saw him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First he went home to take his temper to Charity.
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From this reading First he went home to take his temper to Charity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went straight to her room and walked in without knocking.
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From this reading He went straight to her room and walked in without knocking.
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From this reading Charity was dictating a letter to her secretary.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
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From this reading Cheever surprised a phrase before she saw him.
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From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
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From this reading He went straight to her room and walked in without knocking.
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From this reading Cheever surprised a phrase before she saw him.
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From this reading Charity was dictating a letter to her secretary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cheever surprised a phrase before she saw him.
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From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
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From this reading He went straight to her room and walked in without knocking.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cheever surprised a phrase before she saw him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he went home to take his temper to Charity.
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From this reading First he went home to take his temper to Charity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First he went home to take his temper to Charity.
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From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
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From this reading He went straight to her room and walked in without knocking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charity was dictating a letter to her secretary.
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From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he went home to take his temper to Charity.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He went straight to her room and walked in without knocking.
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From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
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From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
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From this reading On the way he worked up a splendid rage at her for giving such a woman as Zada grounds for gossip.
