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Chapter V
ZÉNAÏDE. UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool. My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household. Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French. “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.”
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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 UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
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From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
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From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
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From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
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From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
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From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
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From this reading UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
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From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
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From this reading UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
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From this reading UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
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From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
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From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
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From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
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From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
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From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
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From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
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From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
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From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
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From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My ardent knight-errantry dwindled, and I stood revealed, a rash intruder on the privacy of a Russian household.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Zénaïde was the first to recover her self-possession; she had divined my nationality, for she addressed me in French.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur has made some strange error,” she said in a dignified way, “and stumbled upon the private quarter of the house.
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From this reading ZÉNAÏDE.
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From this reading UNDER Zénaïde’s startled and half-frightened gaze, I felt myself a fool.
