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Chapter III
Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks. “You say your boat was overturned?” Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them. “Yes.” “A rowboat?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.”
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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 Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
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From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
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From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
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From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
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From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A rowboat?”
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From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
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From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
