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Chapter IV
A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation. The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character. Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit. “We may enquire your name?” she asked. “I am the Baron Maderstrom,” was the prompt reply.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We may enquire your name?” she asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““We may enquire your name?” she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We may enquire your name?” she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.”
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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 A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.
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From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am the Baron Maderstrom,” was the prompt reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We may enquire your name?” she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.
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From this reading “I am the Baron Maderstrom,” was the prompt reply.
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From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
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From this reading The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.
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From this reading The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.
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From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
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From this reading The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.
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From this reading A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.
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From this reading The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.
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From this reading “We may enquire your name?” she asked.
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From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am the Baron Maderstrom,” was the prompt reply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.
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From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am the Baron Maderstrom,” was the prompt reply.
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From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We may enquire your name?” she asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We may enquire your name?” she asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am the Baron Maderstrom,” was the prompt reply.
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From this reading “I am the Baron Maderstrom,” was the prompt reply.
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From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We may enquire your name?” she asked.
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From this reading A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.
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From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.
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From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A new tenseness seemed to have crept into the situation.
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From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am the Baron Maderstrom,” was the prompt reply.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We may enquire your name?” she asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Philippa, cold and reserved, with a threat lurking all the time in her tone and manner, became its guiding spirit.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The conversation, never without its emotional tendencies, at once changed its character.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We may enquire your name?” she asked.
