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Chapter VII
Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced. It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art. There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style. She had chosen to receive him there, on purpose. She wished the meeting to be short and cold.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “She wished the meeting to be short and cold.”
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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 It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
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From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
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From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wished the meeting to be short and cold.
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From this reading She had chosen to receive him there, on purpose.
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From this reading She wished the meeting to be short and cold.
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From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
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From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
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From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
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From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
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From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
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From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
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From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had chosen to receive him there, on purpose.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had chosen to receive him there, on purpose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
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From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
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From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wished the meeting to be short and cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had chosen to receive him there, on purpose.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
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From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had chosen to receive him there, on purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had chosen to receive him there, on purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had chosen to receive him there, on purpose.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She wished the meeting to be short and cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had chosen to receive him there, on purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no touches of feminine influence, no comfortable sofas as in the morning-room or library, all was stiff, and dignified, and in pure style.
at the time that
From this reading Countess Shulski was seated in her uncle's drawing-room when Lord Tancred was announced.
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From this reading She wished the meeting to be short and cold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
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From this reading It was rather a severe room, purely French, with very little furniture, each piece a priceless work of art.
