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Chapter XXVIII
The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes. The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former. She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge. "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?" Jeanne raised her eyebrows slightly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.”
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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 Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
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From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
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From this reading The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former.
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From this reading The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former.
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From this reading Jeanne raised her eyebrows slightly.
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From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"
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From this reading The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former.
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From this reading "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
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From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"
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From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"
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From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former.
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From this reading The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading Jeanne raised her eyebrows slightly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading Jeanne raised her eyebrows slightly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"
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From this reading The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The events of the evening had been somewhat perplexing to the former.
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From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
up to a particular time
From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Princess and Jeanne drove homewards in a silence which remained unbroken until the last few minutes.
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From this reading She scarcely understood even now why a great personage like the Duke of Westerham had shown such interest in her charge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me, Jeanne," she asked at last, "why is the Duke of Westerham so friendly with your fisherman?"
