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Chapter XXI
Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions. I presented them in due form. “This is _Sylvie_, Lady Muriel. And this is _Bruno_.” “Any surname?” she enquired, her eyes twinkling with fun.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is _Bruno_.”
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From this reading “Any surname?” she enquired, her eyes twinkling with fun.
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From this reading And this is _Bruno_.”
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From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
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From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
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From this reading I presented them in due form.
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From this reading “Any surname?” she enquired, her eyes twinkling with fun.
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From this reading “Any surname?” she enquired, her eyes twinkling with fun.
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From this reading I presented them in due form.
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From this reading “Any surname?” she enquired, her eyes twinkling with fun.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Any surname?” she enquired, her eyes twinkling with fun.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I presented them in due form.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I presented them in due form.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is _Sylvie_, Lady Muriel.
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From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
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From this reading “This is _Sylvie_, Lady Muriel.
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From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
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From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
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From this reading I presented them in due form.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
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From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
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From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Any surname?” she enquired, her eyes twinkling with fun.
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From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
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From this reading “This is _Sylvie_, Lady Muriel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I presented them in due form.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is _Sylvie_, Lady Muriel.
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From this reading “Any surname?” she enquired, her eyes twinkling with fun.
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From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Muriel’s smile of welcome could not _quite_ conceal the look of surprise with which she regarded my new companions.
