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Chapter V
THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_. "Wait!" she said. "We shall have candles." She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces. The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We shall have candles."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"We shall have candles."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.”
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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 THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
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From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shall have candles."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We shall have candles."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
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From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait!" she said.
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From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall have candles."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wait!" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
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From this reading "Wait!" she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The apartment was now distinct in all its details under this additional flood of light.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall have candles."
which person or people
From this reading She clapped her hands sharply, and again there entered the silent old serving-woman, who, obedient to a gesture, proceeded to light additional candles in the prism stands and sconces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOUDOIR OF THE BARONESS A woman's counsel brought us first to woe.--_Dryden_.
