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Chapter XXV
They received him, but they had long since finished dinner. Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp. Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man. Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out. He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.”
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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 Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
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From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
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From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
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From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
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From this reading Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.
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From this reading Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out.
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From this reading They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.
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From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
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From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
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From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
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From this reading Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out.
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From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
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From this reading They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
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From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
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From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
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From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
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From this reading Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out.
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From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
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From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.
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From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
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From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
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From this reading Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
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From this reading Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out.
above and across; more than
From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rouletabille as he entered the drawing-room recognized the shining, fattish bald head of the terrible man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They received him, but they had long since finished dinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gounsovski came to him, bowing, obsequious, his fat hands held out.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Monsieur and Madame Gounsovski were playing a game of draughts under the lamp.
which person or people
From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was presented to Madame Gounsovski, who was besprinkled with jewels over her black silk gown.
