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Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words. ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’ Claude hurried forward. What had he been thinking of? What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What had he been thinking of?”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Claude hurried forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What had he been thinking of?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’”
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What had he been thinking of?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
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From this reading ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’
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From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
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From this reading Claude hurried forward.
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From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
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From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
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From this reading ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Claude hurried forward.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
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From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
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From this reading Claude hurried forward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
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From this reading ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
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From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What had he been thinking of?
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From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
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From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
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From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
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From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’
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From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
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From this reading ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’
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From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What had he been thinking of?
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From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
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From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had he been thinking of?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What was she to do behind that screen, without her stockings and petticoats, which he had spread out in the sunlight?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amidst the din he had thus raised, he failed to hear her hesitating voice, ‘Monsieur, monsieur--’ At last he caught her words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Monsieur, would you be so kind--I can’t find my stockings.’
