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Chapter XVII
Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated. “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach. “I was delayed,” I stammered. Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain! Luckily no questions were asked.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Luckily no questions were asked.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!”
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading “Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!”
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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 Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
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From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luckily no questions were asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
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From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
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From this reading “I was delayed,” I stammered.
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From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
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From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
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From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
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From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
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From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
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From this reading Luckily no questions were asked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
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From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
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From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
not any; not one
From this reading Luckily no questions were asked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
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From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
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From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
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From this reading Luckily no questions were asked.
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From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
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From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
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From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
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From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
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From this reading “I was delayed,” I stammered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
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From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
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From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was delayed,” I stammered.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Though what it was that had delayed me I should have been puzzled to explain!
in or at the place that
From this reading Still more dreamily I found myself following this imperious voice into a room where the Earl, his daughter, and Arthur, were seated.
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From this reading “So you're come at last!” said Lady Muriel, in a tone of playful reproach.
