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Chapter XIV
“She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.” “What?” “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you. I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter. I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ““Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.”
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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 “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
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From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
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From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
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From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
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From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
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From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
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From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
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From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
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From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
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From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
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From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
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From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
not any; not one
From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was rash enough to mention his name; I meant no harm, but I annoyed your sister and her husband very much.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She must be very insincere, then, for she has shut her door on me.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am your father’s neighbor; I had no idea that Mme. de Restaud was his daughter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?”
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From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Madame, I will tell you honestly the reason why; but I must crave your indulgence before confiding such a secret to you.
