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Chapter XXIV
“Hector!” At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair. “Do not leave us thus--do not go away in anger. I have not said a word--not I!” At this heart-wrung speech the children fell at their father’s feet.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not said a word--not I!””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.”
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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 At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading “Do not leave us thus--do not go away in anger.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading “Do not leave us thus--do not go away in anger.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading At this heart-wrung speech the children fell at their father’s feet.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do not leave us thus--do not go away in anger.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading At this heart-wrung speech the children fell at their father’s feet.
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From this reading At this heart-wrung speech the children fell at their father’s feet.
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From this reading At this heart-wrung speech the children fell at their father’s feet.
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From this reading “Do not leave us thus--do not go away in anger.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not said a word--not I!”
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From this reading At this heart-wrung speech the children fell at their father’s feet.
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From this reading “Hector!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not said a word--not I!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading “Do not leave us thus--do not go away in anger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do not leave us thus--do not go away in anger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading I have not said a word--not I!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading At this heart-wrung speech the children fell at their father’s feet.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At this heart-wrung speech the children fell at their father’s feet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do not leave us thus--do not go away in anger.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do not leave us thus--do not go away in anger.
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From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this cry the Baron turned round, suddenly showing his wife a face bathed in tears; she threw her arms round him with the strength of despair.
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From this reading I have not said a word--not I!”
