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Chapter XIX
“What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision. “Helene!” “Father!” They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s. “Were you on board that vessel?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
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From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
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From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
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From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
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From this reading “Were you on board that vessel?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
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From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
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From this reading “Father!”
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From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
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From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
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From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
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From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
not any; not one
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
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From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Were you on board that vessel?”
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From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Were you on board that vessel?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They fell into each other’s arms, and the old man’s embrace was not so close and warm as Helene’s.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were you on board that vessel?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What! is it possible?” cried Helene, catching her father’s arm as if to assure herself that this was no vision.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Were you on board that vessel?”
