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Chapter XL
THE KING IS DEAD! LONG LIVE THE KING! A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room. As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François. Henry was standing at the head of Charles's bed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KING IS DEAD!”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LONG LIVE THE KING!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Henry was standing at the head of Charles's bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.”
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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 A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
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From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Henry was standing at the head of Charles's bed.
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From this reading Henry was standing at the head of Charles's bed.
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
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From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING IS DEAD!
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
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From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
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From this reading Henry was standing at the head of Charles's bed.
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From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KING IS DEAD!
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From this reading THE KING IS DEAD!
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
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From this reading LONG LIVE THE KING!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONG LIVE THE KING!
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henry was standing at the head of Charles's bed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Henry was standing at the head of Charles's bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING IS DEAD!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
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From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry was standing at the head of Charles's bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few moments later Catharine and the Duc d'Alençon, pale with fright and trembling with rage, entered Charles's room.
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From this reading As Henry had conjectured, Catharine had overheard everything and in a few words had told all to François.
