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Chapter VIII
LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village. Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business. The Countess was in the deepest depths of despondency. Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her. Adrienne had interviewed him before she started for her walk.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Adrienne had interviewed him before she started for her walk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.”
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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 LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.
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From this reading LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.
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From this reading LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
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From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Adrienne had interviewed him before she started for her walk.
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From this reading Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business.
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From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
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From this reading The Countess was in the deepest depths of despondency.
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From this reading Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business.
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From this reading The Countess was in the deepest depths of despondency.
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From this reading The Countess was in the deepest depths of despondency.
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From this reading The Countess was in the deepest depths of despondency.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
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From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
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From this reading Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
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From this reading Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business.
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From this reading Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adrienne had interviewed him before she started for her walk.
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From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Countess was in the deepest depths of despondency.
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From this reading Adrienne had interviewed him before she started for her walk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
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From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Countess was in the deepest depths of despondency.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business.
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From this reading Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrienne had interviewed him before she started for her walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Guy had gone to Paris for a few days on business.
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From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Adrienne found it quite impossible to cheer her up; she refused to leave her room, said she was ill, and her favourite doctor was in attendance upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE AGATHA ADRIENNE was taking a walk through the village.
