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Chapter XXII
PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk." He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire. He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself. Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster. She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.”
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading “He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.”
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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 PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster.
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From this reading Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
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From this reading Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster.
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From this reading Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
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From this reading He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.
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From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
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From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
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From this reading Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster.
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
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From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
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From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.
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From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
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From this reading Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster.
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From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
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From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
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From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
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From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.
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From this reading Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
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From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
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From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
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From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
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From this reading Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Against the sombre black of her dress, her neck and bosom shone like alabaster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She played with her pearls, and looked up at him with that faint maddening curl of the lips which he so loved and so hated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.
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From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
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From this reading He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He refused the chair which she had motioned him to wheel up to the fire.
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From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PLAYING WITH FIRE "And now," she said, throwing herself into an easy-chair and taking up a fan, "we can talk."
but in spite of that
From this reading He stood glowering down upon her, pale, stern, yet not wholly master of himself.
