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Chapter XXVI
Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham. She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers. “My dear Lucille,” a familiar voice exclaimed, “why this alarm? Is it your nerves or your eyesight which is failing you?” Her hand dropped.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.”
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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 Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
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From this reading “My dear Lucille,” a familiar voice exclaimed, “why this alarm?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
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From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
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From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.
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From this reading She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Lucille,” a familiar voice exclaimed, “why this alarm?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hand dropped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Lucille,” a familiar voice exclaimed, “why this alarm?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it your nerves or your eyesight which is failing you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it your nerves or your eyesight which is failing you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Lucille,” a familiar voice exclaimed, “why this alarm?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.
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From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.
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From this reading She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hand dropped.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it your nerves or your eyesight which is failing you?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it your nerves or your eyesight which is failing you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
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From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Lucille,” a familiar voice exclaimed, “why this alarm?
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From this reading Is it your nerves or your eyesight which is failing you?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is it your nerves or your eyesight which is failing you?”
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From this reading She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.
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From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She reached out for the check-cord, but a strong hand held hers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “My dear Lucille,” a familiar voice exclaimed, “why this alarm?
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From this reading “My dear Lucille,” a familiar voice exclaimed, “why this alarm?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucille gave a little start of amazement as she realised that she was not alone in the brougham.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Is it your nerves or your eyesight which is failing you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear Lucille,” a familiar voice exclaimed, “why this alarm?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it your nerves or your eyesight which is failing you?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it your nerves or your eyesight which is failing you?”
