Chapter XXI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ANGUISH The prince's countenance was cold and disdainful.

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From this reading ANGUISH The prince's countenance was cold and disdainful.

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From this reading Arnold was pale and attired in black.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The princess looked at her husband with equal surprise and uneasiness.

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From this reading Arnold was pale and attired in black.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading Arnold was pale and attired in black.

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From this reading ANGUISH The prince's countenance was cold and disdainful.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading ANGUISH The prince's countenance was cold and disdainful.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANGUISH The prince's countenance was cold and disdainful.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The princess looked at her husband with equal surprise and uneasiness.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had never seen him look thus.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The princess looked at her husband with equal surprise and uneasiness.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She had never seen him look thus.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading The princess looked at her husband with equal surprise and uneasiness.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had never seen him look thus.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The princess looked at her husband with equal surprise and uneasiness.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had never seen him look thus.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading Arnold was pale and attired in black.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANGUISH The prince's countenance was cold and disdainful.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading The princess looked at her husband with equal surprise and uneasiness.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading She had never seen him look thus.

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From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had never seen him look thus.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading The princess looked at her husband with equal surprise and uneasiness.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ANGUISH The prince's countenance was cold and disdainful.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading She had never seen him look thus.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.

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From this reading The princess looked at her husband with equal surprise and uneasiness.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ANGUISH The prince's countenance was cold and disdainful.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The princess looked at her husband with equal surprise and uneasiness.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It would have been scarcely credited, that his mild features, melancholy, and so perfectly juvenile in expression, could have lent themselves to such a demonstration of icy severity.