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Chapter III
She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face. I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes. The lenses were wet with tears--I suspected it. I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them. It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them.”
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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 It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
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From this reading I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
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From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
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From this reading I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.
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From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
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From this reading I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.
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From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
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From this reading I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The lenses were wet with tears--I suspected it.
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From this reading The lenses were wet with tears--I suspected it.
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From this reading It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
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From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
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From this reading It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
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From this reading It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
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From this reading I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.
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From this reading I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them.
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From this reading I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them.
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From this reading I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.
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From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
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From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
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From this reading The lenses were wet with tears--I suspected it.
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From this reading The lenses were wet with tears--I suspected it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I held out my hand for her opera-glasses, and raised them to my eyes.
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From this reading It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had turned her head on her shoulder during the love duet, and I could not see her face.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I quietly passed them on to Bassishaw, with the message still moist upon them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lenses were wet with tears--I suspected it.
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From this reading The lenses were wet with tears--I suspected it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lenses were wet with tears--I suspected it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is only once in a lifetime you see _Tristan_ through such a medium.
