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Chapter XXX
LOST. “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband. “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.” Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction. He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.”
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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 “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
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From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
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From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
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From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
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From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
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From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
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From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
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From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
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From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
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From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
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From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
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From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
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From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
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From this reading LOST.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
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From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
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From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her voice, resonant and musical, roused Launcelot Darrell from his gloomy abstraction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will tell you, Gilbert: but I must tell you a long story first, almost all the story of my life.”
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From this reading He looked up at Eleanor, and for the first time began to wonder how and why she had come there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You asked me why I came here to-night,” she said, looking at her husband.
