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BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room. "Come in, Henri!" said she, lifting the portiere. "Do I disturb you?" the General inquired, entering the library. "Never! You know that well!
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later than; following
From this reading “BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come in, Henri!" said she, lifting the portiere.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Do I disturb you?" the General inquired, entering the library.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know that well!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know that well!”
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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 BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
later than; following
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
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From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come in, Henri!" said she, lifting the portiere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do I disturb you?" the General inquired, entering the library.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do I disturb you?" the General inquired, entering the library.
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From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do I disturb you?" the General inquired, entering the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do I disturb you?" the General inquired, entering the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
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From this reading "Come in, Henri!" said she, lifting the portiere.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do I disturb you?" the General inquired, entering the library.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Do I disturb you?" the General inquired, entering the library.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know that well!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do I disturb you?" the General inquired, entering the library.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come in, Henri!" said she, lifting the portiere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never!
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From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come in, Henri!" said she, lifting the portiere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come in, Henri!" said she, lifting the portiere.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come in, Henri!" said she, lifting the portiere.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know that well!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
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From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know that well!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BROKEN TIES After picking up a chair which, in his alarm, the fugitive had overturned in his flight, Mademoiselle Gontier herself opened the door leading to the drawing-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do I disturb you?" the General inquired, entering the library.
