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Chapter VI
More than two months had elapsed. Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game. Neither the Countess nor Ruestow had yielded an inch. They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan. In spite of prohibitions they met often, and wrote to each other still more frequently.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither the Countess nor Ruestow had yielded an inch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Neither the Countess nor Ruestow had yielded an inch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
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From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
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From this reading Neither the Countess nor Ruestow had yielded an inch.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In spite of prohibitions they met often, and wrote to each other still more frequently.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
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From this reading More than two months had elapsed.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
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From this reading In spite of prohibitions they met often, and wrote to each other still more frequently.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading More than two months had elapsed.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
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From this reading Neither the Countess nor Ruestow had yielded an inch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
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From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
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From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of prohibitions they met often, and wrote to each other still more frequently.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
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From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
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From this reading More than two months had elapsed.
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From this reading More than two months had elapsed.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither the Countess nor Ruestow had yielded an inch.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither the Countess nor Ruestow had yielded an inch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
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From this reading In spite of prohibitions they met often, and wrote to each other still more frequently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of prohibitions they met often, and wrote to each other still more frequently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of prohibitions they met often, and wrote to each other still more frequently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither the Countess nor Ruestow had yielded an inch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of prohibitions they met often, and wrote to each other still more frequently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than two months had elapsed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
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From this reading More than two months had elapsed.
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From this reading They were vigorous as ever in their opposition to the projected marriage between their children, but these latter only clung the more tenaciously to their plan.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Midsummer had arrived, but the houses of Ettersberg and Brunneck were still, as Count Edmund expressed it, playing the Montague and Capulet game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of prohibitions they met often, and wrote to each other still more frequently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither the Countess nor Ruestow had yielded an inch.
