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Chapter XV
THE OPENING OF THE DRAMA. "Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa. She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening. She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner. Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “"Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.
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From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
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From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.
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From this reading Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
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From this reading THE OPENING OF THE DRAMA.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
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From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.
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From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
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From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
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From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.
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From this reading Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE DRAMA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
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From this reading THE OPENING OF THE DRAMA.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.
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From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come and sit beside me and tell me everything," said the Contessa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing could be more caressing or tender than her manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPENING OF THE DRAMA.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
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From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
in or at the place that
From this reading She had appropriated the little sofa next the fire where Lady Randolph generally sat in the evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had taken Lucy's arm on the way from the dining-room, and drew her with her to this corner.
