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Chapter XXVII
DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry. He showed it alike in his speech and expression. Virginia looked at him like a terrified child. "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!" "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.”
extremely frightened
From this reading “Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.”
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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 Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
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From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
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From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
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From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
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From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
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From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
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From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
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From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
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From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
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From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
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From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
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From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
extremely frightened
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
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From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
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From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
