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Chapter XV
Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client! I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors. I stared, I say, from side to side, in a state of stupefaction. The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too. The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
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later than; following
From this reading “I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.”
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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 I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
later than; following
From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
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From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!
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From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
one or the other of two
From this reading The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.
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From this reading The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I stared, I say, from side to side, in a state of stupefaction.
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stared, I say, from side to side, in a state of stupefaction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I stared, I say, from side to side, in a state of stupefaction.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
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From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading I stared, I say, from side to side, in a state of stupefaction.
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
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From this reading The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.
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From this reading I stared, I say, from side to side, in a state of stupefaction.
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
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From this reading I stared, I say, from side to side, in a state of stupefaction.
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From this reading I stared, I say, from side to side, in a state of stupefaction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.
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From this reading The hat sculptured and painted here and there, the staring R, the blazoned arms looked down on a vacant floor.
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I stared round the room, a long, narrow gallery, through which it was his custom to walk every morning, after receiving his more important visitors.
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From this reading The seats against either wall were empty, the recesses of the windows empty too.
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From this reading Yes, at the great Cardinal’s levee I was the only client!
