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Chapter V
"But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence? And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression. Don't you think so, too?" "I suppose so," he returned, languidly. "But war!
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “"But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose so," he returned, languidly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I suppose so," he returned, languidly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you think so, too?"”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
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From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
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From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
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From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
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From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
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From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
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From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
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From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose so," he returned, languidly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
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From this reading "I suppose so," he returned, languidly.
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From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
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From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
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From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose so," he returned, languidly.
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From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
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From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't you think so, too?"
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From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose so," he returned, languidly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you think so, too?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
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From this reading Don't you think so, too?"
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From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
which person or people
From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
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From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
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From this reading And I call any war glorious that is for the liberation of people who have been struggling for years against the cruelest oppression.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But don't you see, dearest," she said, "that it wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been in the order of Providence?
