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Chapter II
“She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.” The young prince was looking eagerly ahead. Quentin saw Miss Garrison and gasped with astonishment. Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days? He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?”
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading “Quentin saw Miss Garrison and gasped with astonishment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?”
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From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
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From this reading The young prince was looking eagerly ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quentin saw Miss Garrison and gasped with astonishment.
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From this reading Quentin saw Miss Garrison and gasped with astonishment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?
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From this reading Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?
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From this reading Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?
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From this reading The young prince was looking eagerly ahead.
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From this reading He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
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From this reading He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
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From this reading He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading Quentin saw Miss Garrison and gasped with astonishment.
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From this reading Quentin saw Miss Garrison and gasped with astonishment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
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From this reading He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
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From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young prince was looking eagerly ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quentin saw Miss Garrison and gasped with astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?
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From this reading The young prince was looking eagerly ahead.
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From this reading Quentin saw Miss Garrison and gasped with astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quentin saw Miss Garrison and gasped with astonishment.
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From this reading He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
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From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
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From this reading Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young prince was looking eagerly ahead.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young prince was looking eagerly ahead.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He could scarcely believe his eyes and ears, notwithstanding the introductions which followed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She will be with Lady Marnham, Ah, I see them now.”
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From this reading Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?
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From this reading Could that stunning young woman be the little Dorothy of New York days?
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From this reading The young prince was looking eagerly ahead.
