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Chapter XV
"Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth. "It is his right to dispose of me." "Have no fear, master: Colombe will be brave," said Ascanio. "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?" Ascanio started in surprise.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have no fear, master: Colombe will be brave," said Ascanio.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is his right to dispose of me."”
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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 "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
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From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
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From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Have no fear, master: Colombe will be brave," said Ascanio.
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From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have no fear, master: Colombe will be brave," said Ascanio.
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From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is his right to dispose of me."
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From this reading "Have no fear, master: Colombe will be brave," said Ascanio.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
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From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have no fear, master: Colombe will be brave," said Ascanio.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is his right to dispose of me."
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From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
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From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is his right to dispose of me."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is his right to dispose of me."
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From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have no fear, master: Colombe will be brave," said Ascanio.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
not any; not one
From this reading "Have no fear, master: Colombe will be brave," said Ascanio.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is his right to dispose of me."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is his right to dispose of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
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From this reading Ascanio started in surprise.
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From this reading Ascanio started in surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In that case, Colombe, will you, trusting in our loyalty and your own innocence, boldly leave this house and go with us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ascanio will answer for me," said Colombe, with a smile, turning to the youth.
