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Chapter V
We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden. The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter. The girl half closed her eyes. "Delicious!" she murmured. "This reminds me of St. Argueil!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl half closed her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.”
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From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
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From this reading "This reminds me of St. Argueil!
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From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
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From this reading The girl half closed her eyes.
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From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
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From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
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From this reading "Delicious!" she murmured.
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From this reading The girl half closed her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
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From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
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From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl half closed her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl half closed her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl half closed her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
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From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This reminds me of St. Argueil!
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From this reading "Delicious!" she murmured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
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From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This reminds me of St. Argueil!
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From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Delicious!" she murmured.
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From this reading "This reminds me of St. Argueil!
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From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This reminds me of St. Argueil!
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From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We crossed the road from the police-station, and found ourselves in one of the narrow streets fringing Covent Garden.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
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From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was fragrant here with the perfume of white and purple lilac, great baskets full of which were piled up in the gutter.
