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Chapter XXVIII
COMPARISONS KHIOS, October, 18--. I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen. Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be. She must be about thirty or thirty-three. Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She must be about thirty or thirty-three.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must be about thirty or thirty-three.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.”
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From this reading COMPARISONS KHIOS, October, 18--.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
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From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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From this reading COMPARISONS KHIOS, October, 18--.
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From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
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From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMPARISONS KHIOS, October, 18--.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
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From this reading COMPARISONS KHIOS, October, 18--.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
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From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must be about thirty or thirty-three.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair is very black, her eyes very blue, her complexion is fair, and her hands and feet are beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have again adopted the European costume, which I had so indolently cast aside, and have been on board of the _Alexina_, to pay a visit to M. and Madame de Fersen.
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From this reading Madame de Fersen is not so young as I at first thought her to be.
