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Chapter XXVIII
THE NUN'S HUSBAND. A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood. "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done? Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys. In Italy it is particularly so, where the regulations are stricter than in France."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.”
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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 A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
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From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
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From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
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From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
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From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
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From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
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From this reading In Italy it is particularly so, where the regulations are stricter than in France."
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From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
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From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
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From this reading THE NUN'S HUSBAND.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
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From this reading In Italy it is particularly so, where the regulations are stricter than in France."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
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From this reading THE NUN'S HUSBAND.
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From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Italy it is particularly so, where the regulations are stricter than in France."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Italy it is particularly so, where the regulations are stricter than in France."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In Italy it is particularly so, where the regulations are stricter than in France."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Italy it is particularly so, where the regulations are stricter than in France."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In Italy it is particularly so, where the regulations are stricter than in France."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NUN'S HUSBAND.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
in or at the place that
From this reading In Italy it is particularly so, where the regulations are stricter than in France."
which person or people
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
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From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
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From this reading A deep silence long surrounded the two women, one in painful meditation, the other in astonishment readily understood.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet a convent is well enclosed and guarded, with bars to the windows, walls of height and a warder who keeps the keys.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you were removed out of the nunnery," said Lady Louise, to break this silence, "you are unaware of how it was done?
