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Chapter XIII
_Surprises_. The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room. It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills. Below them flowed the clear, green water of the Gluckthal. And still nobody said a word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Below them flowed the clear, green water of the Gluckthal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “And still nobody said a word.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And still nobody said a word.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.”
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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 The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
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From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
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From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
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From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below them flowed the clear, green water of the Gluckthal.
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From this reading Below them flowed the clear, green water of the Gluckthal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Below them flowed the clear, green water of the Gluckthal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Below them flowed the clear, green water of the Gluckthal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Below them flowed the clear, green water of the Gluckthal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
no person; not anyone
From this reading And still nobody said a word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Below them flowed the clear, green water of the Gluckthal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still nobody said a word.
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From this reading _Surprises_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Below them flowed the clear, green water of the Gluckthal.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
up to a particular time
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
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From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
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From this reading Below them flowed the clear, green water of the Gluckthal.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a lovely warm evening, and the French windows were wide open on the balcony, which looked over the town and away north to the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prince said nothing, the ambassador said nothing, Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room.
