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Chapter XI
"It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side. A naughty ancestress! Perhaps you've noticed the likeness? You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet? What gallery is it in?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “"It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “"It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps you've noticed the likeness?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?”
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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 "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading A naughty ancestress!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
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From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading What gallery is it in?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What gallery is it in?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What gallery is it in?
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From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading Perhaps you've noticed the likeness?
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From this reading A naughty ancestress!
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From this reading Perhaps you've noticed the likeness?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading Perhaps you've noticed the likeness?
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From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
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From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
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From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What gallery is it in?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading Perhaps you've noticed the likeness?
