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Chapter III
"But is he not your friend?" I asked. "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint. Do take me to my carriage at once." She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do take me to my carriage at once."”
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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 "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
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From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Do take me to my carriage at once."
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From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But is he not your friend?"
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From this reading Do take me to my carriage at once."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do take me to my carriage at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But is he not your friend?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But is he not your friend?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But is he not your friend?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do take me to my carriage at once."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do take me to my carriage at once."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But is he not your friend?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do take me to my carriage at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do take me to my carriage at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose unsteadily, bade good-night to her sister and Jack, then taking my arm accompanied me downstairs to the great hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I knew him--once," she answered in a low voice; adding quickly: "If I remain here I shall faint.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But is he not your friend?"
