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Chapter XXXI
AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips. They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island. They were alone in the sleigh. That which they had been doing had required no servant. Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were alone in the sleigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That which they had been doing had required no servant.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That which they had been doing had required no servant.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were alone in the sleigh.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.
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From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That which they had been doing had required no servant.
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From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.
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From this reading That which they had been doing had required no servant.
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From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
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From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
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From this reading Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That which they had been doing had required no servant.
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From this reading Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
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From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
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From this reading Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were alone in the sleigh.
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From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
not any; not one
From this reading That which they had been doing had required no servant.
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From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That which they had been doing had required no servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That which they had been doing had required no servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were alone in the sleigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul was driving, and consequently the three horses were going as hard as they could.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were driving home through the forest that surrounded Osterno as the sea surrounds an island.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That which they had been doing had required no servant.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN APPEAL "Have you spoken to the princess?" asked Steinmetz, without taking the cigar from his lips.
