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Chapter XXXIII
MY LADY TELLS THE TRUTH. "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?" Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall. My lady only bowed her head in answer. She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.”
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From this reading She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
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From this reading My lady only bowed her head in answer.
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From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.
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From this reading Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
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From this reading My lady only bowed her head in answer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
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From this reading She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
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From this reading Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
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From this reading Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.
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From this reading My lady only bowed her head in answer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My lady only bowed her head in answer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
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From this reading MY LADY TELLS THE TRUTH.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
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From this reading She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY LADY TELLS THE TRUTH.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
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From this reading My lady only bowed her head in answer.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
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From this reading She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
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From this reading Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.
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From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
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From this reading Robert Audley asked, as he looked dubiously round the hall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pushed open the door of the library, which had been left ajar.
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From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
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From this reading MY LADY TELLS THE TRUTH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY LADY TELLS THE TRUTH.
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From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
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From this reading MY LADY TELLS THE TRUTH.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is there any room in which I can talk to you alone?"
