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Chapter XXXVI
The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness. They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up. They took the two end stalls, Trent on the outside. One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied. “You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They took the two end stalls, Trent on the outside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They took the two end stalls, Trent on the outside.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.”
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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 carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
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From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
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From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
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From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
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From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
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From this reading One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied.
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From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
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From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
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From this reading They took the two end stalls, Trent on the outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied.
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From this reading “You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
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From this reading “You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.
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From this reading “You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They took the two end stalls, Trent on the outside.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied.
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From this reading One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They took the two end stalls, Trent on the outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They took the two end stalls, Trent on the outside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
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From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They found all the rest of the party already in their seats and the curtain about to go up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took the two end stalls, Trent on the outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They took the two end stalls, Trent on the outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They took the two end stalls, Trent on the outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One chair only, next to him, remained unoccupied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The carriage drew up at the theatre and he handed her out--a little awkwardly perhaps, but without absolute clumsiness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You people haven't hurried,” Lady Tresham remarked, leaning forward.
