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Chapter XX
Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends. They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him. Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells. “I must go in and see the De Lausanacs,” she exclaimed. “They are in the blue room supping with the Portuguese Ambassador.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I must go in and see the De Lausanacs,” she exclaimed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.”
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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 Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
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From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
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From this reading “They are in the blue room supping with the Portuguese Ambassador.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are in the blue room supping with the Portuguese Ambassador.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
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From this reading “They are in the blue room supping with the Portuguese Ambassador.
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From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
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From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
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From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
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From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
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From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must go in and see the De Lausanacs,” she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must go in and see the De Lausanacs,” she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
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From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
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From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
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From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
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From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
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From this reading “I must go in and see the De Lausanacs,” she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
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From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must go in and see the De Lausanacs,” she exclaimed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
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From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must go in and see the De Lausanacs,” she exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must go in and see the De Lausanacs,” she exclaimed.
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From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They are in the blue room supping with the Portuguese Ambassador.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They are in the blue room supping with the Portuguese Ambassador.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must go in and see the De Lausanacs,” she exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I must go in and see the De Lausanacs,” she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They are in the blue room supping with the Portuguese Ambassador.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came to a halt in the broad carpeted way only a few feet from him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Sabin from his seat behind a gigantic palm watched her egress from the supper-room with a little group of friends.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Carey, in a wonderful green gown, her neck and bosom ablaze with jewels, seemed to be making her farewells.
