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Chapter VI
With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly: "My name is Christine." There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on: "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now. That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My name is Christine."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “"I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
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From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
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From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
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From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
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From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
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From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
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From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
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From this reading "My name is Christine."
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From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
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From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
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From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My name is Christine."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My name is Christine."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My name is Christine."
not any; not one
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
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From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
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From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
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From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
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From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
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From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
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From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
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From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
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From this reading That child and girl, Christine Verrone, is not in any way myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an infinite proud calm in her voice, and in the same tone she went on:
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading With the full gaze of her sorrowful eyes upon the elder woman's face, she said quietly:
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From this reading "I bore throughout my childhood and my young girl days another name that seems in no sense to belong to me now.
