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Chapter II
VII. ROSCORIA'S BETROTHED. Rosetta Villiers was looking very uncomfortable. She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably. "Mr. Roscoria made you this offer, you say?
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.”
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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 She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading ROSCORIA'S BETROTHED.
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading Rosetta Villiers was looking very uncomfortable.
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From this reading "Mr. Roscoria made you this offer, you say?
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From this reading "Mr. Roscoria made you this offer, you say?
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From this reading "Mr. Roscoria made you this offer, you say?
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading "Mr. Roscoria made you this offer, you say?
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From this reading ROSCORIA'S BETROTHED.
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From this reading Rosetta Villiers was looking very uncomfortable.
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From this reading "Mr. Roscoria made you this offer, you say?
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Roscoria made you this offer, you say?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
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From this reading Rosetta Villiers was looking very uncomfortable.
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From this reading Rosetta Villiers was looking very uncomfortable.
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From this reading VII.
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From this reading Rosetta Villiers was looking very uncomfortable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosetta Villiers was looking very uncomfortable.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had taken a seat opposite to her uncle, the admiral, and was cross-questioning him with a certain sternness, before which the old sinner was quailing considerably.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Roscoria made you this offer, you say?
