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Chapter XII
THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence. "You are tired, Violet?" her hostess asked of her. "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent. There she took counsel of her looking-glass. "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are tired, Violet?" her hostess asked of her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There she took counsel of her looking-glass.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.”
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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 little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
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From this reading "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are tired, Violet?" her hostess asked of her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are tired, Violet?" her hostess asked of her.
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From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
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From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
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From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
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From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
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From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
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From this reading There she took counsel of her looking-glass.
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From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
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From this reading "You are tired, Violet?" her hostess asked of her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
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From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
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From this reading There she took counsel of her looking-glass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
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From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
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From this reading There she took counsel of her looking-glass.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are tired, Violet?" her hostess asked of her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she took counsel of her looking-glass.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little, perhaps," Violet admitted, and, urging fatigue as her excuse, she escaped to her tent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE INVIDIOUS BAR Violet Oliver drove back to her camp in the company of her friends and they remarked upon her silence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I couldn't possibly have foreseen that he would be here," she pleaded to her reflection.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are tired, Violet?" her hostess asked of her.
