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Chapter XXXIX
TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS. M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty. "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked. "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile. "Very bad, my good sir.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very bad, my good sir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.”
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.”
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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 "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
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From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
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From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
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From this reading TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.
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From this reading TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.
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From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
an old word for “before”
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
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From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
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From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very bad, my good sir.
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From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
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From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
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From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
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From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
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From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Very bad, my good sir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
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From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
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From this reading "Very bad, my good sir.
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From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
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From this reading TREATING OF DARK DEPTHS.
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From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
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From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading M. Leblanc was scarce seated ere he turned his eyes to the beds, which were empty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Very bad," Jondrette replied with a heart-broken and grateful smile.
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From this reading "How is the poor little wounded girl?" he asked.
