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Chapter XVI
SIMON THE CENSOR. When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping. "What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice. "All this makes me furious," replied the female jailer. "Why?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All this makes me furious," replied the female jailer.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.”
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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 When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
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From this reading "All this makes me furious," replied the female jailer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.
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From this reading SIMON THE CENSOR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.
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From this reading "All this makes me furious," replied the female jailer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
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From this reading "All this makes me furious," replied the female jailer.
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From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
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From this reading "All this makes me furious," replied the female jailer.
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From this reading "All this makes me furious," replied the female jailer.
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From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All this makes me furious," replied the female jailer.
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From this reading "What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.
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From this reading "What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
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From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All this makes me furious," replied the female jailer.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
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From this reading SIMON THE CENSOR.
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From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIMON THE CENSOR.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "All this makes me furious," replied the female jailer.
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From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
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From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
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From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.
at the time that
From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
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From this reading "Why?"
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From this reading When Maurice returned to his post, in a state of transcendent happiness, he found Tison's wife weeping.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have they done to you now, mother?" asked Maurice.
