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Chapter XXXIX
AN ECSTASY. “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens. “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.” “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor. “He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ““He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.”
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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 “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ECSTASY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.”
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From this reading “He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.”
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From this reading “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.
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From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
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From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
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From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.”
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From this reading “He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.”
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From this reading AN ECSTASY.
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From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
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From this reading “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.”
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From this reading “He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.”
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From this reading “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must be heartless who draws a bow against a dove.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.”
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From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
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From this reading “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.
which person or people
From this reading “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.
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From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I have come, dear Domitia, with a petition,” said the widow of Flavius Clemens.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But who would wound so gentle a breast?” answered Domitia, kissing her visitor.
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From this reading “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And it is one you will wound me if you refuse.”
