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Chapter V
The faithful house-dog. After supper they talked of Charlotte Corday. Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her. She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification. She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
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later than; following
From this reading “After supper they talked of Charlotte Corday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The faithful house-dog.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.”
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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 She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
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From this reading She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
later than; following
From this reading After supper they talked of Charlotte Corday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.
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From this reading She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
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From this reading After supper they talked of Charlotte Corday.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.
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From this reading After supper they talked of Charlotte Corday.
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From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
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From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
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From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
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From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
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From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The faithful house-dog.
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From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.
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From this reading Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
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From this reading The faithful house-dog.
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From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.
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From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After supper they talked of Charlotte Corday.
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From this reading She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
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From this reading She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After supper they talked of Charlotte Corday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.
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From this reading After supper they talked of Charlotte Corday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The faithful house-dog.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After supper they talked of Charlotte Corday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.
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From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juliette clung to the vision of that heroine, and liked to talk of her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She appeared as a justification of her own actions, which somehow seemed to require justification.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She loved to hear Paul Déroulède talk; liked to provoke his enthusiasm and to see his stern, dark face light up with the inward fire of the enthusiast.
