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Chapter XXXVII
Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House. He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him. Then Mr. Sabin knew that something had happened. The Duke extended his hand solemnly. “My dear Souspennier,” he said, “I am glad to see you.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Duke extended his hand solemnly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.”
seriously and formally
From this reading “The Duke extended his hand solemnly.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Then Mr. Sabin knew that something had happened.”
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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 a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
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From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “My dear Souspennier,” he said, “I am glad to see you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
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From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
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From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
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From this reading “My dear Souspennier,” he said, “I am glad to see you.
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From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
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From this reading The Duke extended his hand solemnly.
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From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
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From this reading “My dear Souspennier,” he said, “I am glad to see you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Mr. Sabin knew that something had happened.
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From this reading The Duke extended his hand solemnly.
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From this reading Then Mr. Sabin knew that something had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
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From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear Souspennier,” he said, “I am glad to see you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
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From this reading Then Mr. Sabin knew that something had happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
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From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Souspennier,” he said, “I am glad to see you.
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From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Souspennier,” he said, “I am glad to see you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Souspennier,” he said, “I am glad to see you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
seriously and formally
From this reading The Duke extended his hand solemnly.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then Mr. Sabin knew that something had happened.
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From this reading “My dear Souspennier,” he said, “I am glad to see you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Mr. Sabin knew that something had happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
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From this reading Then Mr. Sabin knew that something had happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Sabin a few minutes afterwards ordered his carriage, and was driven to Dorset House.
in or at the place that
From this reading He asked for Lucille, but was shown at once into the library, where the Duke was awaiting him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Souspennier,” he said, “I am glad to see you.
