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Chapter III
THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it. She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face. "I was just thinking about you," she said. "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would." She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I was just thinking about you," she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was just thinking about you," she said.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."”
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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 She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I was just thinking about you," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
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From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
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From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
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From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
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From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
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From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was just thinking about you," she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
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From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
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From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
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From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
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From this reading "I was just thinking about you," she said.
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From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
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From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
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From this reading She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.
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From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
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From this reading She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was just thinking about you," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
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From this reading She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
at the time that
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
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From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was just thinking about you," she said.
