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Chapter XII
THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered. Did she know of my connection with "The Golden Face"? If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length. Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli? I had thanked her, and accepted.
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later than; following
From this reading “THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did she know of my connection with "The Golden Face"?”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?”
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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 SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
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From this reading I had thanked her, and accepted.
later than; following
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
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From this reading If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
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From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
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From this reading Did she know of my connection with "The Golden Face"?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did she know of my connection with "The Golden Face"?
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From this reading Did she know of my connection with "The Golden Face"?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did she know of my connection with "The Golden Face"?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had thanked her, and accepted.
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From this reading If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did she know of my connection with "The Golden Face"?
a period of time or extent
From this reading If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did she know of my connection with "The Golden Face"?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did she know of my connection with "The Golden Face"?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.
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From this reading I had thanked her, and accepted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she did, then she might naturally suspect me and hold me at arm's length.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
at the time that
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
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From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SILVER SPIDER That night, after a chat with Lola, I sat in my room at the palace and could not help recollecting how strangely the Marchesa had started when my name had been uttered.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet if she feared me, why should she have asked me, as well as Lola and Madame, to call at the Palazzo Romanelli?
