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Chapter LXVII
WOMAN AND QUEEN. The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared. Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo. He walked towards the door, and saw the confidante, who waited outside. The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He walked towards the door, and saw the confidante, who waited outside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He walked towards the door, and saw the confidante, who waited outside.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WOMAN AND QUEEN.
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From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
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From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
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From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
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From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walked towards the door, and saw the confidante, who waited outside.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
not any; not one
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He walked towards the door, and saw the confidante, who waited outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOMAN AND QUEEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walked towards the door, and saw the confidante, who waited outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.
in the direction of
From this reading He walked towards the door, and saw the confidante, who waited outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next night the door opened at the same time, and the two ladies appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walked towards the door, and saw the confidante, who waited outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walked towards the door, and saw the confidante, who waited outside.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
at the time that
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
which person or people
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The queen, then, was in there alone with her lover; it was too much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOMAN AND QUEEN.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Charny had taken his resolution—he would find out who this lover was; but when he entered the avenue he could see no one—they had entered the baths of Apollo.
