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Chapter XII
Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina. ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival. ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron. ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’ ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
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later than; following
From this reading “Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.”
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later than; following
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
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From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
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From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’
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From this reading ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
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From this reading ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.
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From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
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From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
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From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
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From this reading ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
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From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
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From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
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From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.
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From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
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From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
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From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
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From this reading ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’
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From this reading ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’
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From this reading ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’
