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Chapter XVI
"Look there! look there! Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure? It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!" Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables. First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look there! look there!”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.”
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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 Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
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From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
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From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
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From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
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From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
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From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
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From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
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From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
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From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
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From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
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From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
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From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
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From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
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From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
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From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
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From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look there! look there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
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From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
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From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
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From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
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From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
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From this reading "Look there! look there!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It ought to be painted to show people how healthy and beautiful life is!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time had not been lost on the lawn since the Beauchênes and Séguins had gone off to visit the stables.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
in the company of; together with
From this reading First of all there had been a distribution of the _menu_ cards, which Charlotte had adorned with such delicate water-color sketches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't that gay; isn't that a delightful scene--all those dear women and dear children in that setting of verdure?
