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Chapter IX
THE VISIT. All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows. She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared. She came to beg Helene to go into the drawing-room, as the visitor had arrived. Helene started, and nearly fell; her voice failed her, and she followed, silent and trembling.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.”
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From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
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From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
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From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
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From this reading She came to beg Helene to go into the drawing-room, as the visitor had arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
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From this reading She came to beg Helene to go into the drawing-room, as the visitor had arrived.
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From this reading She came to beg Helene to go into the drawing-room, as the visitor had arrived.
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From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
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From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
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From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
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From this reading She came to beg Helene to go into the drawing-room, as the visitor had arrived.
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From this reading Helene started, and nearly fell; her voice failed her, and she followed, silent and trembling.
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From this reading Helene started, and nearly fell; her voice failed her, and she followed, silent and trembling.
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From this reading Helene started, and nearly fell; her voice failed her, and she followed, silent and trembling.
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From this reading She came to beg Helene to go into the drawing-room, as the visitor had arrived.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
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From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
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From this reading She came to beg Helene to go into the drawing-room, as the visitor had arrived.
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From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helene started, and nearly fell; her voice failed her, and she followed, silent and trembling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She came to beg Helene to go into the drawing-room, as the visitor had arrived.
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From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helene started, and nearly fell; her voice failed her, and she followed, silent and trembling.
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From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helene started, and nearly fell; her voice failed her, and she followed, silent and trembling.
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From this reading Helene started, and nearly fell; her voice failed her, and she followed, silent and trembling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISIT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
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From this reading Helene started, and nearly fell; her voice failed her, and she followed, silent and trembling.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
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From this reading THE VISIT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came to beg Helene to go into the drawing-room, as the visitor had arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helene started, and nearly fell; her voice failed her, and she followed, silent and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
at the time that
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard the noise; and, as among the voices she thought she distinguished that of the chevalier, she ran anxiously to the window, when, at the same moment, Madame Desroches appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this passed, as we have said, in the lane under Helene's windows.
