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Chapter II
Later in the evening David re-entered the salon. “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice. “Wilfrid may enter.” Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her. “My dear Seraphita, are you ill?” he said.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Wilfrid may enter.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.”
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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 “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
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From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “My dear Seraphita, are you ill?” he said.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later in the evening David re-entered the salon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Seraphita, are you ill?” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wilfrid may enter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later in the evening David re-entered the salon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My dear Seraphita, are you ill?” he said.
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From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
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From this reading “My dear Seraphita, are you ill?” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later in the evening David re-entered the salon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later in the evening David re-entered the salon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Wilfrid may enter.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Seraphita, are you ill?” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later in the evening David re-entered the salon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later in the evening David re-entered the salon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later in the evening David re-entered the salon.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
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From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
which person or people
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wilfrid may enter.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hearing these words a man suddenly presented himself, crossed the room and sat down beside her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I know who it is you have come to announce,” said Seraphita in a sleepy voice.
