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Chapter XXIII
THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day. I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary. He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once. "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls. You know, don't you?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know, don't you?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.”
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From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
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From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
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From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
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From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
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From this reading You know, don't you?"
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From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
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From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
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From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
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From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
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From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
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From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know, don't you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
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From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
above and across; more than
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
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From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
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From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
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From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
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From this reading "It's all right, Grace," he said; "the heather pulls.
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From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
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From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
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From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
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From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He smiled as I bent over to kiss him, and relieved my apprehension at once.
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From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
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From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I must say that I entered the squire's room with some trepidation, but it was quite unnecessary.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know, don't you?"
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From this reading THE PARABLE OF THE HEATHER We left Zermatt on the following day.
