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Chapter IV
She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’ The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears. Henri de Courcelles stood beside her. ‘Oh, go!’ she implored, ‘go at once. You don’t know the risk you are running.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Henri de Courcelles stood beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don’t know the risk you are running.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Oh, go!’ she implored, ‘go at once.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You don’t know the risk you are running.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Henri de Courcelles stood beside her.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears.”
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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 She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
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From this reading The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You don’t know the risk you are running.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Oh, go!’ she implored, ‘go at once.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Henri de Courcelles stood beside her.
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From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears.
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From this reading Henri de Courcelles stood beside her.
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From this reading Henri de Courcelles stood beside her.
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From this reading You don’t know the risk you are running.
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From this reading The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears.
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From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, go!’ she implored, ‘go at once.
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From this reading Henri de Courcelles stood beside her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, go!’ she implored, ‘go at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You don’t know the risk you are running.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, go!’ she implored, ‘go at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, go!’ she implored, ‘go at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don’t know the risk you are running.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You don’t know the risk you are running.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henri de Courcelles stood beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
at the time that
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was still weeping quietly, when the branches of the orange tree which formed a leafy bower around her, were parted, and a voice exclaimed, with passionate intensity,-- ‘Maraquita!’
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The girl sprang to her feet without any effort to conceal her tears.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don’t know the risk you are running.
