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Chapter XXXIV
À DEUX Steinmetz laid Etta on a sofa. She was already recovering consciousness. He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville. A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions. The maid soon came.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was already recovering consciousness.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The maid soon came.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.”
during the time that
From this reading “He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.”
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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 À DEUX Steinmetz laid Etta on a sofa.
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From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was already recovering consciousness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
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From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
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From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
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From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
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From this reading The maid soon came.
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From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was already recovering consciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading À DEUX Steinmetz laid Etta on a sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading À DEUX Steinmetz laid Etta on a sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
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From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading À DEUX Steinmetz laid Etta on a sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The maid soon came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading À DEUX Steinmetz laid Etta on a sofa.
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From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was already recovering consciousness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was already recovering consciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading À DEUX Steinmetz laid Etta on a sofa.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The maid soon came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading À DEUX Steinmetz laid Etta on a sofa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was already recovering consciousness.
during the time that
From this reading He rang the bell twice, and all the while he kept his eye on De Chauxville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quick touch on Etta's wrist and breast showed that this man knew something of women and of those short-lived fainting fits that belong to strong emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading À DEUX Steinmetz laid Etta on a sofa.
