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Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival. The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither. Aunt Gillenormand had risen. Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?” At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.””
any thing at all
From this reading “Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?””
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.””
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.”
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?””
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
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From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
any thing at all
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
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From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
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From this reading Aunt Gillenormand had risen.
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From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
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From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.
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From this reading Aunt Gillenormand had risen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
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From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
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From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
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From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand had risen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Basque and the porter had carried Marius into the drawing-room, as he still lay stretched out, motionless, on the sofa upon which he had been placed on his arrival.
which person or people
From this reading The doctor who had been sent for had hastened thither.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading At times she added: “Everything will be covered with blood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Gillenormand went and came, in affright, wringing her hands and incapable of doing anything but saying: “Heavens! is it possible?”
