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Chapter VIII
A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson. "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance. I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no! I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me." Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."”
in the direction of
From this reading “A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!”
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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 BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
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From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
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From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
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From this reading Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.
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From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
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From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
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From this reading Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.
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From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
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From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
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From this reading Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
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From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."
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From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
not any; not one
From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wrayson leaned forward from his seat in the back of the box and looked downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
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From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am quite sure, that his face is familiar to me."
in the direction of
From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
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From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
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From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
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From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
which person or people
From this reading "There is a man," she remarked, "in the stalls, who finds us apparently more interesting than the performance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do not see very well even with my glasses, but I fancy, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOX AT THE ALHAMBRA The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson.
