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Chapter IV
Hospitality. "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?" The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past. She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her. "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
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any thing at all
From this reading “"Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."”
in the direction of
From this reading “She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.”
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From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
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From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
any thing at all
From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
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From this reading The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past.
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From this reading The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past.
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From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
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From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
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From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
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From this reading Hospitality.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
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From this reading The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past.
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From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
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From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
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From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
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From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
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From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past.
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From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
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From this reading The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past.
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From this reading The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past.
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From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
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From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
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From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past.
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From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
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From this reading The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
in the direction of
From this reading She smiled at Anne Mie, and held her hand out towards her.
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From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
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From this reading The gentle, timid voice roused Juliette from the contemplation of the past.
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From this reading "You have all been so kind," she said, "I want to get up now and thank you all."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is there anything more I can do for you now, mademoiselle?"
