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Chapter XXXII
THE MASSACRES OF SEPTEMBER. The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant. Together with the misfortune of the Austrian Hapsburg, she inherited their pride and courage. From that hour to the moment of her death, her courage never failed her. She appears to have equally forgiven and despised.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She appears to have equally forgiven and despised.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She appears to have equally forgiven and despised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From that hour to the moment of her death, her courage never failed her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.”
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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 The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading She appears to have equally forgiven and despised.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading Together with the misfortune of the Austrian Hapsburg, she inherited their pride and courage.
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From this reading Together with the misfortune of the Austrian Hapsburg, she inherited their pride and courage.
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From this reading From that hour to the moment of her death, her courage never failed her.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading She appears to have equally forgiven and despised.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She appears to have equally forgiven and despised.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading From that hour to the moment of her death, her courage never failed her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading She appears to have equally forgiven and despised.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that hour to the moment of her death, her courage never failed her.
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From this reading Together with the misfortune of the Austrian Hapsburg, she inherited their pride and courage.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She appears to have equally forgiven and despised.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading From that hour to the moment of her death, her courage never failed her.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading Together with the misfortune of the Austrian Hapsburg, she inherited their pride and courage.
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From this reading THE MASSACRES OF SEPTEMBER.
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From this reading Together with the misfortune of the Austrian Hapsburg, she inherited their pride and courage.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that hour to the moment of her death, her courage never failed her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MASSACRES OF SEPTEMBER.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading Together with the misfortune of the Austrian Hapsburg, she inherited their pride and courage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
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From this reading THE MASSACRES OF SEPTEMBER.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that hour to the moment of her death, her courage never failed her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASSACRES OF SEPTEMBER.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Together with the misfortune of the Austrian Hapsburg, she inherited their pride and courage.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From that hour to the moment of her death, her courage never failed her.
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From this reading Together with the misfortune of the Austrian Hapsburg, she inherited their pride and courage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Together with the misfortune of the Austrian Hapsburg, she inherited their pride and courage.
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From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wretched Queen’s head and eyelids drooped for a moment as she heard the words which dethroned her husband; then, once again, her head was high and defiant.
