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Chapter LVII
“Release me, in the name of heaven!” “Give me back my child!” Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave. “Alas!” she faltered, “you seek your child, I seek my parents.” “Give me back my little Agnès!” pursued Gudule.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading ““Alas!” she faltered, “you seek your child, I seek my parents.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Give me back my little Agnès!” pursued Gudule.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Release me, in the name of heaven!””
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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 Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
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From this reading “Give me back my little Agnès!” pursued Gudule.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas!” she faltered, “you seek your child, I seek my parents.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
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From this reading “Give me back my child!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me back my child!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas!” she faltered, “you seek your child, I seek my parents.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me back my child!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me back my little Agnès!” pursued Gudule.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Release me, in the name of heaven!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Alas!” she faltered, “you seek your child, I seek my parents.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Release me, in the name of heaven!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give me back my little Agnès!” pursued Gudule.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Release me, in the name of heaven!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Give me back my child!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Release me, in the name of heaven!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Release me, in the name of heaven!”
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From this reading “Alas!” she faltered, “you seek your child, I seek my parents.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give me back my little Agnès!” pursued Gudule.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Release me, in the name of heaven!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas!” she faltered, “you seek your child, I seek my parents.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Alas!” she faltered, “you seek your child, I seek my parents.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Release me, in the name of heaven!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Alas!” she faltered, “you seek your child, I seek my parents.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the young girl fell; exhausted, broken, and having already the glassy eye of a person in the grave.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Alas!” she faltered, “you seek your child, I seek my parents.”
