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Chapter XII
NICOLE'S DOWER. Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress. The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her. "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind. Let us forget."
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us forget."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.”
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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 "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
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From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
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From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
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From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
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From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
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From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
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From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
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From this reading NICOLE'S DOWER.
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From this reading Let us forget."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
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From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
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From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
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From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us forget."
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From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
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From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
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From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
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From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
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From this reading NICOLE'S DOWER.
not any; not one
From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
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From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
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From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
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From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
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From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
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From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
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From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
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From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us forget."
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From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
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From this reading "She is a good, devoted girl and grateful," she mused; "only she has weaknesses, like all womankind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The latter smiled as she found that she would have no need to scold her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nicole aided her young mistress in her traveling preparations with ardor which speedily dissipated the cloud risen that morning between maid and mistress.
