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Chapter X
“As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony. Then how I wanted to see _him_! This I had never done until a few days ago. And it was in this way: “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This I had never done until a few days ago.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This I had never done until a few days ago.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “This I had never done until a few days ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.”
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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 This I had never done until a few days ago.
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From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
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From this reading This I had never done until a few days ago.
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From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
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From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
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From this reading This I had never done until a few days ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This I had never done until a few days ago.
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From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
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From this reading This I had never done until a few days ago.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This I had never done until a few days ago.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then how I wanted to see _him_!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
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From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
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From this reading Then how I wanted to see _him_!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
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From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was in this way:
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From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
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From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
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From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
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From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This I had never done until a few days ago.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
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From this reading Then how I wanted to see _him_!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then how I wanted to see _him_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This I had never done until a few days ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then how I wanted to see _him_!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
up to a particular time
From this reading This I had never done until a few days ago.
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From this reading Then how I wanted to see _him_!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it was in this way:
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From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Have I said that the house in Bethany where I saw Mary the mother of Jesus was the house of one Lazarus and his two sisters?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As she told me all these things there was so much simplicity and truthfulness, as well as intelligence, shining in her face and whole manner, that I could not but accept her testimony.
