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Chapter XXVIII
Miss de Sor began cautiously with an apology. “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.” Mr. Mirabel made no reply. “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.” Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss de Sor began cautiously with an apology.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.”
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From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss de Sor began cautiously with an apology.
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From this reading Miss de Sor began cautiously with an apology.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss de Sor began cautiously with an apology.
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From this reading Miss de Sor began cautiously with an apology.
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From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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From this reading Miss de Sor began cautiously with an apology.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
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From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
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From this reading “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.”
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From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
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From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
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From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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From this reading Mr. Mirabel made no reply.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.”
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From this reading “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.”
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From this reading Miss de Sor began cautiously with an apology.
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From this reading “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.”
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Mirabel made no reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Mirabel made no reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss de Sor began cautiously with an apology.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
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From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I beg to say,” Francine proceeded, “that I didn’t intentionally see you kiss Emily’s hand.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mirabel stood, looking at the roses which Emily had left on her chair, as completely absorbed in his own thoughts as if he had been alone in the garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss de Sor began cautiously with an apology.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Excuse me, Mr. Mirabel, for reminding you of my presence.”
