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Chapter XXIV
THE BALL AT THE OPERA. The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd. A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one. They were talking with great animation. “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
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two people or things considered together
From this reading “A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading ““I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were talking with great animation.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.”
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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 couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
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From this reading They were talking with great animation.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BALL AT THE OPERA.
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE OPERA.
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From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
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From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
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From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
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From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
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From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were talking with great animation.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
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From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
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From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
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From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE OPERA.
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From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
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From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
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From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
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From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
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From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were talking with great animation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BALL AT THE OPERA.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
at the time that
From this reading The ball was at its height when they glided in quietly, and were soon lost in the crowd.
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From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were talking with great animation.
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From this reading A couple had taken refuge from the pressure under the queen’s box; one of them wore a white domino and the other a black one.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell you, Oliva,” said the black domino, “that I am sure you are expecting some one.
