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Chapter XIII
THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning. He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour. The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs. But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles. Suddenly she became severe.
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An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly she became severe.”
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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 He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
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From this reading He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
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From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
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From this reading He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
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From this reading He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
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From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
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From this reading Suddenly she became severe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
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From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
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From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
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From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
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From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
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From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
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From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
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From this reading He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
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From this reading He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
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From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
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From this reading He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
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From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
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From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
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From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
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From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
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From this reading He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
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From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
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From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He appeared lost, however, in a gloomy admiration of the ghostly guard in armour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
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From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
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From this reading Suddenly she became severe.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly she became severe.
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From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
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From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she became severe.
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From this reading But only for a moment; the next, Jack was overwhelmed by the soft tempest of her good-will, and making prodigious efforts to return her smiles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE INTERREGNUM Lady Caroline Sellwood was delighted to find Jack in the hall on making her descent next morning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The attitude and the expression were alike so foreign to him that Lady Caroline halted on the stairs.
