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Chapter XI
“And do you think that she loves him?” “At his age!” said the old maid. “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade. Alas! old age, old age!--Good-morning, Celestine. How do, my jewel!--And the brat?
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas! old age, old age!--Good-morning, Celestine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And do you think that she loves him?””
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From this reading “At his age!” said the old maid.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! old age, old age!--Good-morning, Celestine.
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From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And do you think that she loves him?”
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From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At his age!” said the old maid.
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From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
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From this reading How do, my jewel!--And the brat?
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From this reading Alas! old age, old age!--Good-morning, Celestine.
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From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And do you think that she loves him?”
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From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas! old age, old age!--Good-morning, Celestine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
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From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And do you think that she loves him?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “At his age!” said the old maid.
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From this reading How do, my jewel!--And the brat?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
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From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How do, my jewel!--And the brat?
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From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And do you think that she loves him?”
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From this reading “At his age!” said the old maid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How do, my jewel!--And the brat?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “At his age!” said the old maid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “At his age!” said the old maid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And do you think that she loves him?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And do you think that she loves him?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “At his age!” said the old maid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And do you think that she loves him?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
at the time that
From this reading “Oh, what an owl I am!” cried Crevel, “when I myself allowed Heloise to keep her artist exactly as Henri IX. allowed Gabrielle her Bellegrade.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And do you think that she loves him?”
