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Chapter XCIII
THE MARRIAGE. On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen. He glanced frequently towards the door. “Are not the young couple ready? I believe it is noon,” he said.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe it is noon,” he said.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading ““Are not the young couple ready?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He glanced frequently towards the door.”
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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 On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are not the young couple ready?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe it is noon,” he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
two people or things considered together
From this reading “Are not the young couple ready?
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading He glanced frequently towards the door.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading He glanced frequently towards the door.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading He glanced frequently towards the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced frequently towards the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe it is noon,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe it is noon,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I believe it is noon,” he said.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Are not the young couple ready?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading “Are not the young couple ready?
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading I believe it is noon,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARRIAGE.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
in the direction of
From this reading He glanced frequently towards the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
in or at the place that
From this reading On the same day at noon the king entered a drawing-room, where the queen was sitting in full dress, but pale through her rouge, and surrounded by a party of ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading “Are not the young couple ready?
