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Chapter VI
"Not in this room, among these people. Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour. If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder. I would beg of your Highness to allow me to speak to you there." "But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “"Not in this room, among these people.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would beg of your Highness to allow me to speak to you there."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Not in this room, among these people.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.”
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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 If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
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From this reading I would beg of your Highness to allow me to speak to you there."
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Not in this room, among these people.
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From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
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From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
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From this reading I would beg of your Highness to allow me to speak to you there."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.
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From this reading "But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.
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From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would beg of your Highness to allow me to speak to you there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not in this room, among these people.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would beg of your Highness to allow me to speak to you there."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not in this room, among these people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not in this room, among these people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not in this room, among these people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would beg of your Highness to allow me to speak to you there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Not in this room, among these people.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Not in this room, among these people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would beg of your Highness to allow me to speak to you there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what is this secret you have to tell me?" she inquired curiously.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Are there not any smaller salons upstairs? they would be empty at this hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I recollect aright, there is a small writing-room at the top of the stairs yonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would beg of your Highness to allow me to speak to you there."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would beg of your Highness to allow me to speak to you there."
