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Chapter IX
Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks. Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit. "Oh, I hate that woman!" Isobel exclaimed as I entered, "I hate her! I would rather die than go to her.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would rather die than go to her.”
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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 Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
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From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
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From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
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From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Isobel exclaimed as I entered, "I hate her!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
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From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
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From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
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From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
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From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
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From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel exclaimed as I entered, "I hate her!
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From this reading Isobel exclaimed as I entered, "I hate her!
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From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
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From this reading "Oh, I hate that woman!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I hate that woman!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
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From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
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From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
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From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
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From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
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From this reading "Oh, I hate that woman!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I hate that woman!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
which person or people
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I hate that woman!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
