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Chapter X
Dinner was over in the dull old dining-room. The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig. Hedwig had been very silent during the meal. She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all. Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Hedwig had been very silent during the meal.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Hedwig had been very silent during the meal.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Dinner was over in the dull old dining-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.”
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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 Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
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From this reading She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
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From this reading The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
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From this reading The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hedwig had been very silent during the meal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all.
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From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
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From this reading The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
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From this reading She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all.
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From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
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From this reading Dinner was over in the dull old dining-room.
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From this reading Dinner was over in the dull old dining-room.
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From this reading Dinner was over in the dull old dining-room.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Hedwig had been very silent during the meal.
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From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
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From this reading The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hedwig had been very silent during the meal.
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From this reading The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dinner was over in the dull old dining-room.
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From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hedwig had been very silent during the meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
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From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
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From this reading Dinner was over in the dull old dining-room.
above and across; more than
From this reading Dinner was over in the dull old dining-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all.
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From this reading Hedwig had been very silent during the meal.
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From this reading She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all.
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From this reading The Archduchess Annunciata lighted a cigarette, and glanced across the table at Hedwig.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dinner was over in the dull old dining-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all.
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From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
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From this reading Hedwig had been very silent during the meal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dinner was over in the dull old dining-room.
at the time that
From this reading She had replied civilly when spoken to, but that was all.
which person or people
From this reading Her mother, who had caught the Countess’s trick of narrowing her eyes, inspected her from under lowered lids.
