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Chapter XIV
RELEASED FROM HER VOW. It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark. Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes. "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl. "Yes, I wrote it."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.”
a serious promise
From this reading “RELEASED FROM HER VOW.”
during the time that
From this reading “Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
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From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
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From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
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From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RELEASED FROM HER VOW.
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading RELEASED FROM HER VOW.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
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From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.
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From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RELEASED FROM HER VOW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.
a serious promise
From this reading RELEASED FROM HER VOW.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was four o'clock in the afternoon; already the front of the house was in shadow, and the drawing-room was cool and dark.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
during the time that
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here Andrea and I were standing face to face; both pale, both resolute, while the Marchesa looked from one to the other with anxious eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I wrote it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wrote this?" he asked, holding up my unfortunate scrawl.
