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Chapter XXXIII
A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress. "O my lady, such news!" "Explain yourself," said her mistress, rising. "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed." "What--not Edgardo!" almost screamed Selina.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.”
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading “A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Explain yourself," said her mistress, rising.”
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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 A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What--not Edgardo!" almost screamed Selina.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What--not Edgardo!" almost screamed Selina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Explain yourself," said her mistress, rising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O my lady, such news!"
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O my lady, such news!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "What--not Edgardo!" almost screamed Selina.
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From this reading "O my lady, such news!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An accident has happened on the railway, and a man has been killed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Explain yourself," said her mistress, rising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Explain yourself," said her mistress, rising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What--not Edgardo!" almost screamed Selina.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What--not Edgardo!" almost screamed Selina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "O my lady, such news!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A nameless terror seemed to have taken possession of Clarissa, Lady Selina's maid, as she rushed into the presence of her mistress.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What--not Edgardo!" almost screamed Selina.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Explain yourself," said her mistress, rising.
