Chapter XIII
"UNDER THE GASLIGHT." Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face. Both bow. Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet. With, a baronet!
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Chapter XIII
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"UNDER
THE
GASLIGHT."
Two
darkly
solemn
eyes
look
up
into
Sir
Victor
Catheron's
face.
Both
bow.
Both
murmur
the
_pianissimo_
imbecility
requisite
on
such
occasions,
and
Edith
Darrell
is
acquainted
with
a
baronet.
With,
a
baronet!
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Line 1
"UNDER
THE
GASLIGHT."
Line 2
Two
darkly
solemn
eyes
look
up
into
Sir
Victor
Catheron's
face.
Line 3
Both
bow.
Line 4
Both
murmur
the
_pianissimo_
imbecility
requisite
on
such
occasions,
and
Edith
Darrell
is
acquainted
with
a
baronet.
Line 5
With,
a
baronet!
Learner Dictionary
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Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.”
UNDER
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"UNDER THE GASLIGHT."”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
acquainted
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From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
baronet
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From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both bow.
bow
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From this reading Both bow.
Catheron's
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darkly
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From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
Darrell
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Edith
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From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
eyes
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From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
face
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From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
GASLIGHT
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From this reading "UNDER THE GASLIGHT."
imbecility
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From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
murmur
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From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
occasions
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From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
pianissimo
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From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
requisite
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Sir
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solemn
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From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "UNDER THE GASLIGHT."
Two
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From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "UNDER THE GASLIGHT."
up
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From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
Victor
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From this reading Two darkly solemn eyes look up into Sir Victor Catheron's face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Both murmur the _pianissimo_ imbecility requisite on such occasions, and Edith Darrell is acquainted with a baronet.