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Chapter CCCLV
The days that follow weddings are solitary. People respect the meditations of the happy pair. And also, their tardy slumbers, to some degree. The tumult of visits and congratulations only begins later on. On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.”
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From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And also, their tardy slumbers, to some degree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And also, their tardy slumbers, to some degree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days that follow weddings are solitary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tumult of visits and congratulations only begins later on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tumult of visits and congratulations only begins later on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days that follow weddings are solitary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And also, their tardy slumbers, to some degree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days that follow weddings are solitary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People respect the meditations of the happy pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tumult of visits and congratulations only begins later on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People respect the meditations of the happy pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading People respect the meditations of the happy pair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tumult of visits and congratulations only begins later on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tumult of visits and congratulations only begins later on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People respect the meditations of the happy pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People respect the meditations of the happy pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People respect the meditations of the happy pair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And also, their tardy slumbers, to some degree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days that follow weddings are solitary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And also, their tardy slumbers, to some degree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And also, their tardy slumbers, to some degree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The days that follow weddings are solitary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days that follow weddings are solitary.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And also, their tardy slumbers, to some degree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And also, their tardy slumbers, to some degree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tumult of visits and congratulations only begins later on.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tumult of visits and congratulations only begins later on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days that follow weddings are solitary.
at the time that
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the morning of the 17th of February, it was a little past midday when Basque, with napkin and feather-duster under his arm, busy in setting his antechamber to rights, heard a light tap at the door.
