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Chapter V
A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell. Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced. Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire. He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words. As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.”
during the time that
From this reading “As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.”
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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 few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
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From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
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From this reading Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
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From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
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From this reading Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.
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From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
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From this reading Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced.
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From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
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From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
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From this reading Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
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From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
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From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
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From this reading Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
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From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
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From this reading Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.
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From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
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From this reading Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.
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From this reading A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
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From this reading Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced.
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From this reading Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
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From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
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From this reading Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few minutes afterwards he got out and rang the bell.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
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From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking unceremoniously past Mrs. O'Shea, the aged housekeeper, he entered the studio unannounced.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jack and Valerie were seated upon a low divan before the fire.
during the time that
From this reading As the door opened their _tete-a-tete_ was abruptly terminated, for the artist jumped to his feet, while she turned to face the intruder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was holding her slim hand in his, and was uttering some low, passionate words.
