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Chapter XIX
It was in vain that Boutan attempted treatment. When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids. And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her. She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her. But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
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From this reading And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
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From this reading It was in vain that Boutan attempted treatment.
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From this reading It was in vain that Boutan attempted treatment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
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From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
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From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
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From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
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From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
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From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
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From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her.
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From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
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From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.
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From this reading She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in vain that Boutan attempted treatment.
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From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in vain that Boutan attempted treatment.
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From this reading She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
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From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
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From this reading And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.
not any; not one
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
not one, and not any
From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
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From this reading And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
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From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her.
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From this reading And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
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From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in vain that Boutan attempted treatment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And from that moment she obstinately refused to reply to any question that was put to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain that Boutan attempted treatment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was in vain that Boutan attempted treatment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in vain that Boutan attempted treatment.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She must have heard and have known that people were there, trying to succor her.
at the time that
From this reading When Constance opened her eyes again, she looked at him fixedly, recognized him, no doubt, and then lowered her eyelids.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she would have none of their succor, she was stubbornly intent on dying, on giving no further sign of life.
