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PRESENTIMENTS. As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door. Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen. She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms. It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
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From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
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From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
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From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
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From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
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From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
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From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
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From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
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From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
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From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
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From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
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From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
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From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
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From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
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From this reading PRESENTIMENTS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
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From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the hour of noon was sounding from the Trianon clock, Nicole ran in to tell Andrea that Captain Philip was at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She opened the door herself to him, embraced him, and the pair went up into her rooms.
which person or people
From this reading Surprised but glad, Andrea ran to meet the chevalier, who dismounted from his horse and was asking if his sister could be seen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was only there that she perceived that he was sadder than usual, with sorrow in his smile.
