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Chapter IX
OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished. Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard. The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door. "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour." She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."”
in the direction of
From this reading “The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.”
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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 OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
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From this reading She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
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From this reading The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.
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From this reading The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.
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From this reading The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
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From this reading She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
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From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
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From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
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From this reading "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
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From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
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From this reading The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
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From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
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From this reading She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
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From this reading The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."
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From this reading The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard.
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From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I shall return," she said, "in a quarter of an hour."
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From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard.
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From this reading She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
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From this reading The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
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From this reading She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.
in the direction of
From this reading The Baroness, stopping only to light a cigarette, moved towards the door.
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From this reading She looked for a moment steadily at her friend, and then turned away.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard.
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From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading OUTCAST The room into which a waiting man servant showed them was large and handsomely furnished.
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From this reading Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard.
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From this reading Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard.
