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Chapter XL
“This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere. The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher. Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words: “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement: BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.”
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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 Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement:
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From this reading “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
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From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
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From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
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From this reading BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
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From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
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From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
in or at the place that
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
