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Chapter XXXVIII
The Count opened his mouth. It was his way of expressing supreme astonishment. The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes. Curiously enough it was the Count who first recovered himself. "Is it a game, this?" he asked softly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is it a game, this?" he asked softly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Curiously enough it was the Count who first recovered himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Curiously enough it was the Count who first recovered himself.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.”
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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 "Is it a game, this?" he asked softly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it a game, this?" he asked softly.
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From this reading It was his way of expressing supreme astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
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From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
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From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
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From this reading The Count opened his mouth.
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From this reading Curiously enough it was the Count who first recovered himself.
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From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
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From this reading Curiously enough it was the Count who first recovered himself.
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From this reading It was his way of expressing supreme astonishment.
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From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curiously enough it was the Count who first recovered himself.
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From this reading "Is it a game, this?" he asked softly.
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From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is it a game, this?" he asked softly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Curiously enough it was the Count who first recovered himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Count opened his mouth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it a game, this?" he asked softly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his way of expressing supreme astonishment.
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From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
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From this reading The Count opened his mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was his way of expressing supreme astonishment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
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From this reading The Count opened his mouth.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
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From this reading Curiously enough it was the Count who first recovered himself.
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From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
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From this reading "Is it a game, this?" he asked softly.
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From this reading It was his way of expressing supreme astonishment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Count opened his mouth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is it a game, this?" he asked softly.
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From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was his way of expressing supreme astonishment.
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From this reading It was his way of expressing supreme astonishment.
which person or people
From this reading Curiously enough it was the Count who first recovered himself.
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From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes.
