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Chapter VI
It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law. Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one. She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone. Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign. Would she kill herself, perhaps?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would she kill herself, perhaps?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would she kill herself, perhaps?”
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From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
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From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
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From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
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From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
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From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
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From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
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From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
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From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
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From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
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From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
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From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
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From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
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From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
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From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
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From this reading Would she kill herself, perhaps?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
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From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
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From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
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From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
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From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
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From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would she kill herself, perhaps?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henriette was beside herself, frantic, she could not be brought to listen to any one.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
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From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
up to a particular time
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterwards, she fled to her own room and barred herself in, and George and his mother waited distractedly for hours until she should give some sign.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in vain that Madame Dupont sought to control her daughter-in-law.
at the time that
From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
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From this reading She rushed into the other room, and when the older woman followed her, shrieked out to be left alone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would she kill herself, perhaps?
