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Chapter XI
Why, that is my dear friend Rosina's! Eighteen months ago she was the ornament of that street. It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle.... She still has a very lovely profile." None of these explanations satisfied me.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....”
not one, and not any
From this reading “None of these explanations satisfied me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She still has a very lovely profile."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “None of these explanations satisfied me.”
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....”
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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 It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
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From this reading Eighteen months ago she was the ornament of that street.
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From this reading It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
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From this reading It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
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From this reading Why, that is my dear friend Rosina's!
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From this reading Eighteen months ago she was the ornament of that street.
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From this reading None of these explanations satisfied me.
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From this reading It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
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From this reading Why, that is my dear friend Rosina's!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, that is my dear friend Rosina's!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
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From this reading She still has a very lovely profile."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading None of these explanations satisfied me.
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From this reading Eighteen months ago she was the ornament of that street.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why, that is my dear friend Rosina's!
not one, and not any
From this reading None of these explanations satisfied me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eighteen months ago she was the ornament of that street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
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From this reading Eighteen months ago she was the ornament of that street.
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From this reading She still has a very lovely profile."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, that is my dear friend Rosina's!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading None of these explanations satisfied me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eighteen months ago she was the ornament of that street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still has a very lovely profile."
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From this reading Eighteen months ago she was the ornament of that street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, that is my dear friend Rosina's!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eighteen months ago she was the ornament of that street.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading None of these explanations satisfied me.
something that needs very little effort
From this reading It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is true she has become blind in one eye, but that is a trifle....
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From this reading She still has a very lovely profile."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eighteen months ago she was the ornament of that street.
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From this reading Why, that is my dear friend Rosina's!
