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Chapter XXVI
LOVE AND FIRE. THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect. “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be? What has happened?” I was puzzled myself, and at loss to answer her.
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left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading ““The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has happened?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I was puzzled myself, and at loss to answer her.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.”
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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 house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
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From this reading THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE AND FIRE.
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From this reading I was puzzled myself, and at loss to answer her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was puzzled myself, and at loss to answer her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
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From this reading THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND FIRE.
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From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
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From this reading What has happened?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has happened?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was puzzled myself, and at loss to answer her.
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From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was puzzled myself, and at loss to answer her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was puzzled myself, and at loss to answer her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE AND FIRE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was puzzled myself, and at loss to answer her.
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From this reading THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was puzzled myself, and at loss to answer her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was puzzled myself, and at loss to answer her.
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From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has happened?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “The house is deserted,” she said, turning a frightened look upon me; “where can mademoiselle be?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.
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From this reading THE postern was also fastened, and Zénaïde knocked repeatedly without effect.
