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Chapter IX
THE TARPEIAN ROCK “Does Monsieur Beaumagnan live here?” The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it. “He lives here. But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily. “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.”
any person at all
From this reading “But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TARPEIAN ROCK “Does Monsieur Beaumagnan live here?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.”
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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 “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
any person at all
From this reading But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily.
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From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
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From this reading THE TARPEIAN ROCK “Does Monsieur Beaumagnan live here?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
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From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TARPEIAN ROCK “Does Monsieur Beaumagnan live here?”
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From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
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From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
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From this reading But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He lives here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TARPEIAN ROCK “Does Monsieur Beaumagnan live here?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
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From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TARPEIAN ROCK “Does Monsieur Beaumagnan live here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He lives here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
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From this reading THE TARPEIAN ROCK “Does Monsieur Beaumagnan live here?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TARPEIAN ROCK “Does Monsieur Beaumagnan live here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TARPEIAN ROCK “Does Monsieur Beaumagnan live here?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go and tell him that a gentleman has come from Mademoiselle Bridget Rousselin,” said Ralph imperiously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he is not seeing anyone,” that servant said grumpily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TARPEIAN ROCK “Does Monsieur Beaumagnan live here?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shutter of the peep-hole in the door had been drawn back; and the face of an old servant was pressed against the bars across it.
