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And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here! I thought she would be. She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.” The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted: “She?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought she would be.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I thought she would be.”
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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 gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
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From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought she would be.
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From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
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From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
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From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought she would be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
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From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
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From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
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From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
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From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
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From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
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From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought she would be.
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From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought she would be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
in the direction of
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gentleman thus addressed--a man of middle age and a member of the most exclusive clubs--turned his opera glass toward the spot designated, and in some astonishment retorted:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Other Problems for Violet Strange By Anna Katharine Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) “She’s here!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought she would be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’s one of the three young ladies you see in the right-hand box near the proscenium.”
