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Chapter XVII
IN DURANCE VILE. Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words. Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true. It seemed the very height of absurdity. In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed the very height of absurdity.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.”
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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 Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
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From this reading It seemed the very height of absurdity.
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From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
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From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
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From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words.
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From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
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From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
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From this reading IN DURANCE VILE.
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From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
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From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed the very height of absurdity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DURANCE VILE.
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From this reading Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed the very height of absurdity.
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From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
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From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed the very height of absurdity.
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From this reading Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words.
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From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed the very height of absurdity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
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From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed the very height of absurdity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN DURANCE VILE.
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From this reading Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words.
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From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet’s eyes flashed with indignation at the old woman’s words.
but in spite of that
From this reading Surely, this was a grim jest; yet equally certain was the girl that the announcement could not be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this enlightened age it was not probable that a young woman could be carried forcibly away from home and friends and be immured in a lunatic asylum.
