a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What was her connexion with this Boreski affair?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Boreski
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From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
the two together, not just one
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
connexionnounUS /kəˈnekʃən/
a connecting shape
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dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
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drawing-room
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From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
embarrassedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəst/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What was the mysterious mission of which she had spoken?
Helga
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From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What was her connexion with this Boreski affair?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
involvedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvd/
connected by participation or association or use
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become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
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of an obscure nature
From this reading What was the mysterious mission of which she had spoken?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the mysterious mission of which she had spoken?
something determined in relation to something that includes it
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the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading What part was she playing in the serio-comic drama in which I had thus suddenly been involved?
filled with bewilderment
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
serio-comic
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From this reading What part was she playing in the serio-comic drama in which I had thus suddenly been involved?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
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happening unexpectedly
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sumptuouslyadverb
in a sumptuous and opulent manner
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was her connexion with this Boreski affair?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading What part was she playing in the serio-comic drama in which I had thus suddenly been involved?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading As I sat in the sumptuously furnished drawing-room, waiting for Helga Boreski to join me, I felt both embarrassed and puzzled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used to ask for information about something
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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which person or people
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in the company of; together with
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