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Chapter XII
"O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?" "Yes, yes, there was something like that." "Mon Dieu!" cried Scozzone. "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death. "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mon Dieu!" cried Scozzone.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Yes, yes, there was something like that."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
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From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
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From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
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From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
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From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mon Dieu!" cried Scozzone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
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From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
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From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
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From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
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From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
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From this reading "Yes, yes, there was something like that."
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From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
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From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
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From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was nothing, my dear girl, nothing," said Benvenuto consolingly, for poor Catherine had become as pale as death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mon Dieu!" cried Scozzone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Yes, yes, there was something like that."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
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From this reading "Yes, yes, there was something like that."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
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From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, yes, there was something like that."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go now and bring wine, of the best, for these gallant fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, yes, there was something like that."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O mon Dieu! what is this they tell me,--that some one tried to murder you, master?"
