Chapter XIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And the ladies have dissected me with their side-glances and their satirical remarks.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

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From this reading Do you suppose that I have no soul, no beliefs, no religion?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading Really, a schoolboy would have been less of a coxcomb.

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From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading And the ladies have dissected me with their side-glances and their satirical remarks.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you suppose that I have no soul, no beliefs, no religion?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

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From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

great delight or happiness

From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

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From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Do you suppose that I have no soul, no beliefs, no religion?

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From this reading And the ladies have dissected me with their side-glances and their satirical remarks.

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From this reading Really, a schoolboy would have been less of a coxcomb.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

not any; not one

From this reading Do you suppose that I have no soul, no beliefs, no religion?

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From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

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From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

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From this reading Do you suppose that I have no soul, no beliefs, no religion?

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From this reading And the ladies have dissected me with their side-glances and their satirical remarks.

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From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading And the ladies have dissected me with their side-glances and their satirical remarks.

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From this reading Really, a schoolboy would have been less of a coxcomb.

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From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading And the ladies have dissected me with their side-glances and their satirical remarks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Do you suppose that I have no soul, no beliefs, no religion?

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Do you suppose that I have no soul, no beliefs, no religion?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And the ladies have dissected me with their side-glances and their satirical remarks.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

at the time that

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

in the company of; together with

From this reading And the ladies have dissected me with their side-glances and their satirical remarks.

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From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

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From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Really, a schoolboy would have been less of a coxcomb.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Can you wonder, my dear,” said she, “that a hapless woman should be a little depressed at the thought of her first fall from virtue, even when her husband’s atrocities have set her free?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your glee this evening has been really too barefaced; you have paraded me odiously.