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Chapter XXXIX
THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered. It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom. She rose at Olga's entrance, and looked at the woman intently. She was perfectly calm, and was far more at ease than her visitor. "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “"I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rose at Olga's entrance, and looked at the woman intently.”
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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 THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
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From this reading It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She rose at Olga's entrance, and looked at the woman intently.
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From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
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From this reading It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
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From this reading She was perfectly calm, and was far more at ease than her visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was perfectly calm, and was far more at ease than her visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose at Olga's entrance, and looked at the woman intently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was perfectly calm, and was far more at ease than her visitor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
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From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom.
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From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
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From this reading She rose at Olga's entrance, and looked at the woman intently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose at Olga's entrance, and looked at the woman intently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose at Olga's entrance, and looked at the woman intently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was perfectly calm, and was far more at ease than her visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose at Olga's entrance, and looked at the woman intently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose at Olga's entrance, and looked at the woman intently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was little more than a dressing-room, and adjoined her bedroom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was perfectly calm, and was far more at ease than her visitor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD Beatrice Stanmore was sitting in a tiny room as the Countess Olga Petrovic entered.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose at Olga's entrance, and looked at the woman intently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope you will pardon the liberty I have taken," and Olga spoke in sweet, low tones; "but I came to plead for your forgiveness.
