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Chapter XXXIX
For the Princess it was a day full of excitements. The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in. She started at the look in his drawn face. "Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?" He threw himself into a chair.
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He threw himself into a chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She started at the look in his drawn face.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.”
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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 For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.
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From this reading "Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She started at the look in his drawn face.
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From this reading He threw himself into a chair.
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From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
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From this reading For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.
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From this reading She started at the look in his drawn face.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"
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From this reading For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.
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From this reading "Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She started at the look in his drawn face.
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From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.
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From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
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From this reading For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
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From this reading "Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw himself into a chair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He threw himself into a chair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She started at the look in his drawn face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He threw himself into a chair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She started at the look in his drawn face.
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From this reading "Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.
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From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nigel," she exclaimed hastily, "is everything all right?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She started at the look in his drawn face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She started at the look in his drawn face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.
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From this reading He threw himself into a chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the Princess it was a day full of excitements.
at the time that
From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
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From this reading The Count had only just reluctantly withdrawn, and Jeanne had gone to her room under the plea of fatigue, when Forrest was shown in.
