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Chapter XXI
NAJINE. MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence. What miracle was this? In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained. Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.”
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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 Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
the two together, not just one
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
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From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
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From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
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From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
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From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
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From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
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From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
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From this reading What miracle was this?
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From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
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From this reading NAJINE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
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From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
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From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MADAME DE BROUSSON and I stood looking at each other in silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
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From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What miracle was this?
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
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From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
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From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What miracle was this?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What miracle was this?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mademoiselle ran up to me, and, throwing back her hood, showed a pale face and eyes shining with excitement.
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From this reading In another moment there were steps upon the stair, and Najine rushed into the room followed by her woman, both of them cloaked and travel-stained.
