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Chapter XXVII
"Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair." "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade." "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him. She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality. "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.”
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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 "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
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From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
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From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
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From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
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From this reading "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
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From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
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From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
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From this reading "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
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From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
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From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
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From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
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From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
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From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
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From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
