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THE FAINTING FITS. Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm. “Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.” “I am going to the Dauphiness who expects me.” “Alone?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Alone?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.”
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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 Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alone?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am going to the Dauphiness who expects me.”
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From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
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From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
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From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
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From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
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From this reading “Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am going to the Dauphiness who expects me.”
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From this reading “I am going to the Dauphiness who expects me.”
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From this reading THE FAINTING FITS.
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From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FAINTING FITS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.”
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From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I am going to the Dauphiness who expects me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, Andrea,” said the baron; “going out, I see.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAINTING FITS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
at the time that
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
which person or people
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Andrea was in her room, giving a final touch to her rebellious curls when she heard the step of her father, who appeared as she crossed the sill of the antechamber with a book under her arm.
