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Chapter X
"Well, I was tired of it all." "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth. You were tired of it years ago, when the Prince was alive." "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz." "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I was tired of it all."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.”
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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 "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
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From this reading You were tired of it years ago, when the Prince was alive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were tired of it years ago, when the Prince was alive."
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From this reading "Well, I was tired of it all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
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From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
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From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
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From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
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From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
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From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I was tired of it all."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
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From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I was tired of it all."
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From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
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From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
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From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, I was tired of it all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You were tired of it years ago, when the Prince was alive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
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From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
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From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
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From this reading "Well, I was tired of it all."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I was tired of it all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I was tired of it all."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You were tired of it years ago, when the Prince was alive."
at the time that
From this reading You were tired of it years ago, when the Prince was alive."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That was so," she answered, with a glance of triumph; "and I went home to my father and shut myself up at Wchinitz."
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From this reading You were tired of it years ago, when the Prince was alive."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Leonie," I said, looking at her seriously, "pray forgive me, but you do not intend to tell me the truth.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "But you must have had some stronger motive in burying yourself again as you have recently done.
