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Chapter XXV
THE NIGHT OF HORRORS. The night went by quietly. At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass. When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place. She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night went by quietly.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
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From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The night went by quietly.
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From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
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From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
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From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NIGHT OF HORRORS.
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From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
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From this reading THE NIGHT OF HORRORS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NIGHT OF HORRORS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night went by quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT OF HORRORS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night went by quietly.
at the time that
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
