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Chapter VIII
MME. DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door. Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon. A hundred yards beyond the hotel the cab stopped opposite to a villa. A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “A hundred yards beyond the hotel the cab stopped opposite to a villa.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A hundred yards beyond the hotel the cab stopped opposite to a villa.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.”
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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 DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
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From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A hundred yards beyond the hotel the cab stopped opposite to a villa.
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From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
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From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
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From this reading DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.
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From this reading DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.
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From this reading DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.
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From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
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From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
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From this reading DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.
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From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
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From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
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From this reading A hundred yards beyond the hotel the cab stopped opposite to a villa.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
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From this reading MME.
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From this reading DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.
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From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
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From this reading A hundred yards beyond the hotel the cab stopped opposite to a villa.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hundred yards beyond the hotel the cab stopped opposite to a villa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DAUVRAY'S MOTOR-CAR They got into a cab outside the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A hundred yards beyond the hotel the cab stopped opposite to a villa.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hundred yards beyond the hotel the cab stopped opposite to a villa.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perrichet mounted the box, and the cab was driven along the upward-winding road past the Hotel Bernascon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hedge separated the garden of the villa from the road, and above the hedge rose a board with the words "To Let" upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hundred yards beyond the hotel the cab stopped opposite to a villa.
