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Chapter XXX
NEAR NEIGHBORS. On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd. But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify. Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth. The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.”
great delight or happiness
From this reading “But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.”
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.”
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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 But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.
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From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
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From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
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From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
great delight or happiness
From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
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From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
a young woman who is not married
From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading NEAR NEIGHBORS.
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From this reading NEAR NEIGHBORS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
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From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
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From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.
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From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.
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From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
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From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fair and serene maiden was completely unaware that there could be any link between her and her foster-brother, for joy or sorrow.
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From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But not with a heart bounding with glee and expectation--rather with the soul ulcerated by grief which the noble's kind welcome and obliging offers of assistance could not mollify.
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From this reading On parting from young Taverney, Gilbert had plunged into the crowd.
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From this reading Andrea never suspected that she had been cruel to the youth.
