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Chapter XXIV
A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone. Try to look as though the calamity were not so great." The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him. In a sense he felt that he had been trapped. Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."”
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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 A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
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From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
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From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
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From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
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From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
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From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
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From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
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From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
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From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
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From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
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From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
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From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
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From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
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From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
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From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
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From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
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From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
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From this reading In a sense he felt that he had been trapped.
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From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Try to look as though the calamity were not so great."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The frown did not pass from Douglas's face, although he made the answer which was expected of him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Opposite to him was Emily de Reuss in her favourite attitude, leaning a little forward, her hands clasped around her right knee, rocking herself backwards and forwards with a slow, rhythmical motion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A TRAGIC INTERRUPTION "So you see, my friend Douglas, we must dine alone.
