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Chapter XLV
On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep. This singular thing astonished her. She had been so long unaccustomed to sleep! A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face. At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
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very surprised
From this reading “This singular thing astonished her.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had been so long unaccustomed to sleep!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This singular thing astonished her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.”
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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 joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
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From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
very surprised
From this reading This singular thing astonished her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
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From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
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From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
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From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
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From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
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From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
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From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This singular thing astonished her.
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From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been so long unaccustomed to sleep!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
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From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
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From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
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From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
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From this reading This singular thing astonished her.
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From this reading She had been so long unaccustomed to sleep!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been so long unaccustomed to sleep!
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From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning, she perceived on awaking, that she had been asleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This singular thing astonished her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This singular thing astonished her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been so long unaccustomed to sleep!
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From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
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From this reading She had been so long unaccustomed to sleep!
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From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
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From this reading A joyous ray of the rising sun entered through her window and touched her face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the same time with the sun, she beheld at that window an object which frightened her, the unfortunate face of Quasimodo.
