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Chapter XXVI
At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen. In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious. Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.” “Child!” said Eugene. “Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.”
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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 In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
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From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
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From this reading “Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
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From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
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From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
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From this reading “Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.
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From this reading “Child!” said Eugene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
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From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
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From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
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From this reading “Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the midst of their lovers’ farewell, a farewell full of hope of bliss to come, she said in a troubled voice, “I am very fearful, superstitious.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Ah! have we changed places, and am I the child to-night?” she asked, laughingly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading At one o’clock that morning Eugene was still with Mme. de Nucingen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Give what name you like to my presentiments, but I am afraid that my happiness will be paid for by some horrible catastrophe.”
