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Chapter XXI
THE LAST APPEAL. In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted. On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves. "Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said. "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST APPEAL.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said.”
betrayal of trust
From this reading “In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.”
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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 On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
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From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
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From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
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From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
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From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
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From this reading THE LAST APPEAL.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
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From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
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From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
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From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
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From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
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From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
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From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
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From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST APPEAL.
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From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
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From this reading "Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said.
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From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST APPEAL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
betrayal of trust
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is necessary, on the eve of a change in our mode of life, so extreme as a home broken up in favor of a stay at a hotel."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the large room where Césarine was to achieve her crowning act of treachery, she and her husband were closeted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the latter's unruffled brow not even her feline gaze could read what a perfect acquaintance he possessed with all her past and her purposed moves.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your maid tells me that you wished to speak to me," he said.
