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Chapter XXIV
Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery. She looked at the key left in the cupboard. It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time. On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber. "Is my brain softening?" she said to herself.
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Is my brain softening?" she said to herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at the key left in the cupboard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at the key left in the cupboard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.”
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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 Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery.
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From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at the key left in the cupboard.
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From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
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From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
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From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
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From this reading "Is my brain softening?" she said to herself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery.
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From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
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From this reading Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
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From this reading She looked at the key left in the cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery.
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From this reading Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
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From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
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From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Is my brain softening?" she said to herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked at the key left in the cupboard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is my brain softening?" she said to herself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
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From this reading She looked at the key left in the cupboard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at the key left in the cupboard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at the key left in the cupboard.
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From this reading Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Is my brain softening?" she said to herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
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From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
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From this reading Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is my brain softening?" she said to herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at the key left in the cupboard.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is my brain softening?" she said to herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame Fontaine dropped into a chair, overwhelmed by the discovery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is my brain softening?" she said to herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On its flat handle it bore engraved the words, "Pink-Room Cupboard"--so called from the color of the curtains and hangings in the bedchamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was of an old-fashioned pattern--but evidently also of the best workmanship of the time.
