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Chapter IV
"Oh, Honor, is it true?" Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn. "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again." "It is quite true that people say he has," Honor answers guardedly. She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is quite true that people say he has," Honor answers guardedly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."”
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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 is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
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From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
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From this reading "It is quite true that people say he has," Honor answers guardedly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
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From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
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From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
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From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
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From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
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From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
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From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
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From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
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From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
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From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
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From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
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From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
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From this reading "It is quite true that people say he has," Honor answers guardedly.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
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From this reading "Oh, Honor, is it true?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Honor, is it true?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Honor, is it true?"
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From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
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From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
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From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Honor, is it true?"
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From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is quite true that people say he has," Honor answers guardedly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is quite true that people say he has," Honor answers guardedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is quite true that people say he has," Honor answers guardedly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Belle Delorme cries breathlessly, as she meets her friend midway on the Rectory lawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Honor, is it true?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
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From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Launce has been telling us--but sure he laughed so we couldn't believe him--that the old abbot has begun to walk again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is pale to-day, and there is a weary look in her eyes that give a pathetic expression to the whole face.
