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Chapter XXII
A REINFORCEMENT. “Prends moy telle que je suy.” When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden. He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up. Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
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left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.”
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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 A REINFORCEMENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
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From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
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From this reading “Prends moy telle que je suy.”
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.
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From this reading He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Prends moy telle que je suy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading “Prends moy telle que je suy.”
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From this reading “Prends moy telle que je suy.”
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From this reading A REINFORCEMENT.
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Prends moy telle que je suy.”
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From this reading He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.
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From this reading “Prends moy telle que je suy.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.
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From this reading He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.
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From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was selecting a table, when a step on the verandah made him look up.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
at the time that
From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
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From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
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From this reading When Major White came down to breakfast at his hotel the next morning, he found the large room deserted and the windows thrown open to the sun and the garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Standing in the window, framed, as it were, by sunshine and trees, was Marguerite Wade, in a white dress, with demure lips, and the complexion of a wild rose.
