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Chapter IX
That tragic evening was bad for everybody. Carlotta fell ill. As for Christine Daae, she disappeared after the performance. A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside. Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
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very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “That tragic evening was bad for everybody.”
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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 A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
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From this reading Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
later than; following
From this reading As for Christine Daae, she disappeared after the performance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Christine Daae, she disappeared after the performance.
very surprised
From this reading Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
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From this reading That tragic evening was bad for everybody.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
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From this reading Carlotta fell ill.
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From this reading As for Christine Daae, she disappeared after the performance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
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From this reading As for Christine Daae, she disappeared after the performance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As for Christine Daae, she disappeared after the performance.
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From this reading Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
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From this reading A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
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From this reading That tragic evening was bad for everybody.
every person
From this reading That tragic evening was bad for everybody.
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From this reading Carlotta fell ill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That tragic evening was bad for everybody.
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From this reading A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
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From this reading Carlotta fell ill.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
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From this reading A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
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From this reading As for Christine Daae, she disappeared after the performance.
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From this reading Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
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From this reading Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
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From this reading A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Christine Daae, she disappeared after the performance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That tragic evening was bad for everybody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for Christine Daae, she disappeared after the performance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Raoul, of course, was the first to be astonished at the prima donna's absence.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading That tragic evening was bad for everybody.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That tragic evening was bad for everybody.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A fortnight elapsed during which she was seen neither at the Opera nor outside.
