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Chapter XI
The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain. I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder. The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned. “Well?” said she, imperatively turning on him. The man looked confused and stammered.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well?” said she, imperatively turning on him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.”
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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 The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
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From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
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From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
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From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
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From this reading The man looked confused and stammered.
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From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
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From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well?” said she, imperatively turning on him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
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From this reading “Well?” said she, imperatively turning on him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
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From this reading The man looked confused and stammered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
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From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well?” said she, imperatively turning on him.
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From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
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From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
went away to a private place
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
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From this reading “Well?” said she, imperatively turning on him.
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From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
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From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
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From this reading The man looked confused and stammered.
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From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
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From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
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From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
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From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
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From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
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From this reading “Well?” said she, imperatively turning on him.
up to a particular time
From this reading The baroness looked out upon the street, with her tiny foot tapping at the carpet, until the servant returned.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well?” said she, imperatively turning on him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
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From this reading The baroness walked to the window as the servant retired, throwing upon me as she went by a look of mingled triumph and disdain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
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From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
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From this reading I had no word to say for myself, and I awaited the progress of events with wonder.
