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Chapter XXIV
THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery. La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us. We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us. "Mademoiselle," I said, "you have been too rash. Look!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.”
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look!"”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.”
in the direction of
From this reading “La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
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From this reading We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.
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From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
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From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
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From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.
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From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.
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From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mademoiselle," I said, "you have been too rash.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
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From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look!"
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From this reading "Mademoiselle," I said, "you have been too rash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.
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From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mademoiselle," I said, "you have been too rash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mademoiselle," I said, "you have been too rash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We might have been plague-stricken, in such manner did all shrink from us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mademoiselle," I said, "you have been too rash.
in the direction of
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
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From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PACKET OF LETTERS We were left alone together, the bronze satyr leering down upon us as if in mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading La Valentinois stood at the other end of the Terrace surrounded by her Court, and ever and again there were whisperings amongst them, and strange glances bent towards us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mademoiselle," I said, "you have been too rash.
