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Chapter II
There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand. The tide of promenaders set towards the entrances of the theatre. A little electric bell shrilled a note of warning. Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes. This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little electric bell shrilled a note of warning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The tide of promenaders set towards the entrances of the theatre.”
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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 There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading A little electric bell shrilled a note of warning.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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From this reading A little electric bell shrilled a note of warning.
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From this reading The tide of promenaders set towards the entrances of the theatre.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
a period of time or extent
From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little electric bell shrilled a note of warning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
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From this reading A little electric bell shrilled a note of warning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading The tide of promenaders set towards the entrances of the theatre.
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From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
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From this reading The tide of promenaders set towards the entrances of the theatre.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little electric bell shrilled a note of warning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading The tide of promenaders set towards the entrances of the theatre.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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From this reading The tide of promenaders set towards the entrances of the theatre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
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From this reading This declaration of his love for her was the last touch to the greatest exhilaration of happiness she had ever known.
in the direction of
From this reading The tide of promenaders set towards the entrances of the theatre.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
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From this reading A little electric bell shrilled a note of warning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Laura looked up at length, and as their glances met, he saw that there were tears in her eyes.
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From this reading There was a long pause; a group of men in opera hats and white gloves came up the stairway close at hand.
