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Chapter IX
Anne Mie. That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve. Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin. "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous. I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.”
in the direction of
From this reading “That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"”
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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 That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
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From this reading Anne Mie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
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From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
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From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
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From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
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From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
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From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
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From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.
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From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
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From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
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From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
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From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
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From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
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From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
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From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
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From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
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From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.
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From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
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From this reading Anne Mie.
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From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
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From this reading "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
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From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
in the direction of
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne Mie stood beside him, her pale, melancholy face peeping up at the tall Englishman, through the folds of a dark hood closely tied under her chin.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur," she said timidly, "do not think me very presumptuous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
at the time that
From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
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From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
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From this reading That night, when Blakeney, wrapped in his cloak, was walking down the Rue Ecole de Médecine towards his own lodgings, he suddenly felt a timid hand upon his sleeve.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I--I would wish to have five minutes' talk with you--may I?"
