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Chapter III
DESCRIBES THE TRYSTING-PLACE. I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi. As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me. For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint: "What awfully nice perfume you have, dearest!
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What awfully nice perfume you have, dearest!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:”
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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 I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
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From this reading "What awfully nice perfume you have, dearest!
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From this reading I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi.
next to; at the side of
From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading "What awfully nice perfume you have, dearest!
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From this reading DESCRIBES THE TRYSTING-PLACE.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What awfully nice perfume you have, dearest!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi.
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From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
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From this reading "What awfully nice perfume you have, dearest!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
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From this reading I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi.
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From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
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From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
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From this reading I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I sat beside her, that sweet irritating perfume filled my senses, almost intoxicating me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DESCRIBES THE TRYSTING-PLACE.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I drove Phrida back to Cromwell Road in a taxi.
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From this reading DESCRIBES THE TRYSTING-PLACE.
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From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What awfully nice perfume you have, dearest!
in the company of; together with
From this reading For some time I remained silent; then, unable to longer restrain my curiosity, I exclaimed with a calm, irresponsible air, though with great difficulty of self-restraint:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What awfully nice perfume you have, dearest!
