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Chapter V
Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman. It was not until nearly seven that the latter appeared. “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?” “I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation. The Princess is a woman of sense and a woman of political insight.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading ““Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “It was not until nearly seven that the latter appeared.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.”
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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 Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princess is a woman of sense and a woman of political insight.
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From this reading It was not until nearly seven that the latter appeared.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
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From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.
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From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
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From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
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From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
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From this reading The Princess is a woman of sense and a woman of political insight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Princess is a woman of sense and a woman of political insight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until nearly seven that the latter appeared.
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From this reading It was not until nearly seven that the latter appeared.
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From this reading It was not until nearly seven that the latter appeared.
not any; not one
From this reading “I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until nearly seven that the latter appeared.
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From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princess is a woman of sense and a woman of political insight.
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From this reading The Princess is a woman of sense and a woman of political insight.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Princess is a woman of sense and a woman of political insight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not until nearly seven that the latter appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until nearly seven that the latter appeared.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dominey spent a very impatient hour that evening in his sitting-room at the Carlton, waiting for Seaman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until nearly seven that the latter appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Princess is a woman of sense and a woman of political insight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you aware,” Dominey asked him, “that I am expected to call upon the Princess Eiderstrom at seven o'clock?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have your word for it,” Seaman replied, “but I see no tragedy in the situation.
