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Chapter VIII
/The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean. “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile. “All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time. And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?” Gervase kept his gaze steadily fixed on the table-cloth.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “/The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?””
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ““All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.”
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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 “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
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From this reading “All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.
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From this reading “All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.
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From this reading “All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?”
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading Gervase kept his gaze steadily fixed on the table-cloth.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading Gervase kept his gaze steadily fixed on the table-cloth.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gervase kept his gaze steadily fixed on the table-cloth.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?”
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From this reading “All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.
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From this reading Gervase kept his gaze steadily fixed on the table-cloth.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
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From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
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From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
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From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?”
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
not any; not one
From this reading “All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gervase kept his gaze steadily fixed on the table-cloth.
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From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?”
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From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gervase kept his gaze steadily fixed on the table-cloth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gervase kept his gaze steadily fixed on the table-cloth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “All you artists are alike,--you have no idea whatever of time.
at the time that
From this reading /The/ table d’hôte at the Gezireh Palace Hotel had already begun when Gervase entered the dining-room and sat down near Lady Fulkeward and Dr. Dean.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have missed the soup,” said her ladyship, looking up at him with a sweet smile.
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From this reading And how have you succeeded with that charming mysterious person, the Princess Ziska?”
