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Chapter XXI
A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience. Who was she? What was she? Where did she come from? How was she dressed?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where did she come from?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.”
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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 FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where did she come from?
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did she come from?
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From this reading How was she dressed?
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading How was she dressed?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who was she?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was she?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did she come from?
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From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
which person or people
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FAIR DÉBUTANTE That same afternoon there was a mysterious commotion at the Palace,--whispers ran from lip to lip among the few who had seen her, that a beautiful woman,--lovelier than the Queen herself,--had, under the escort of the uncommunicative Professor von Glauben, passed into the presence of the King and Queen, to receive the honour of a private audience.
