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Chapter XII
DR. MACKEY TELLS HIS STORY. Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery. She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion. While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.”
during the time that
From this reading “While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
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From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
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From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
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From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
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From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
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From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
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From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
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From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
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From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
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From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
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From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MACKEY TELLS HIS STORY.
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From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
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From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
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From this reading MACKEY TELLS HIS STORY.
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From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
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From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
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From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
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From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
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From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
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From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
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From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
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From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
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From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
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From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
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From this reading MACKEY TELLS HIS STORY.
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From this reading MACKEY TELLS HIS STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
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From this reading Left to herself, Mrs. Ruthven grew restless and began to walk around the garden, examining the flower beds and the shrubbery.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She did not like what St. John had had to say concerning Marion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
during the time that
From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
but in spite of that
From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
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From this reading While she did not exactly fear the young man, yet she had heard several reports which were not to his credit.
