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Chapter III
POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl. ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her. What for? You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you? POULENGEY [_slowly_] There is something about her.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “POULENGEY [_slowly_] There is something about her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “POULENGEY [_slowly_] There is something about her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading POULENGEY [_slowly_] There is something about her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
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From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
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From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
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From this reading You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?
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From this reading You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?
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From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
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From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What for?
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From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
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From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
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From this reading You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
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From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POULENGEY [_slowly_] There is something about her.
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From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?
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From this reading You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
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From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
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From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
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From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
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From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
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From this reading You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
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From this reading POULENGEY [_slowly_] There is something about her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading POULENGEY [_slowly_] There is something about her.
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From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are not going to tell me that you take her crazy notion of going to the Dauphin seriously, are you?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POULENGEY [_slowly_] There is something about her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What for?
in the company of; together with
From this reading POULENGEY [_with deliberate impressiveness_] I should as soon think of the Blessed Virgin herself in that way, as of this girl.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ROBERT [_coming off the table_] But she says you and Jack and Dick have offered to go with her.
