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Chapter XV
By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared. Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers. His whole soul was in his eyes as he gazed at his questioner. Was that old, old riddle going to find its answer at last? 'Wast thou there?' he enquired breathlessly.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was that old, old riddle going to find its answer at last?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “'Wast thou there?' he enquired breathlessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His whole soul was in his eyes as he gazed at his questioner.
in or near a particular place or position
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
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From this reading Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers.
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From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
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From this reading 'Wast thou there?' he enquired breathlessly.
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From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
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From this reading His whole soul was in his eyes as he gazed at his questioner.
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From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
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From this reading Was that old, old riddle going to find its answer at last?
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From this reading Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers.
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From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
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From this reading His whole soul was in his eyes as he gazed at his questioner.
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From this reading Was that old, old riddle going to find its answer at last?
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From this reading Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His whole soul was in his eyes as he gazed at his questioner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His whole soul was in his eyes as he gazed at his questioner.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Was that old, old riddle going to find its answer at last?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was that old, old riddle going to find its answer at last?
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From this reading Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers.
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From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
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From this reading Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
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From this reading Was that old, old riddle going to find its answer at last?
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From this reading His whole soul was in his eyes as he gazed at his questioner.
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From this reading Was that old, old riddle going to find its answer at last?
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From this reading His whole soul was in his eyes as he gazed at his questioner.
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From this reading Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was that old, old riddle going to find its answer at last?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
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From this reading 'Wast thou there?' he enquired breathlessly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 'Wast thou there?' he enquired breathlessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
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From this reading Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers.
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From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
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From this reading By this time all traces of Etienne, the fastidious French nobleman, had utterly disappeared.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stephen Grellet, the minister of Christ, was alive now to the tips of his fingers.
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From this reading 'Wast thou there?' he enquired breathlessly.
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From this reading His whole soul was in his eyes as he gazed at his questioner.
