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Chapter IX
Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot. Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones. He seated himself upon the other. The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her. It was the princess.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He seated himself upon the other.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “It was the princess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He seated himself upon the other.”
during the time that
From this reading “Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.”
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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 Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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From this reading The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.
every person
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seated himself upon the other.
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From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He seated himself upon the other.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the princess.
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From this reading The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
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From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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From this reading He seated himself upon the other.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading It was the princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He seated himself upon the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He seated himself upon the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the princess.
during the time that
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
