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Chapter II
THE TOUR D'ANTIN. THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother. Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears. I anxiously asked the cause of her grief. "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I anxiously asked the cause of her grief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.”
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading “"The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.”
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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 Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
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From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
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From this reading I anxiously asked the cause of her grief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I anxiously asked the cause of her grief.
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From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
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From this reading I anxiously asked the cause of her grief.
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From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
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From this reading THE TOUR D'ANTIN.
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From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
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From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
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From this reading I anxiously asked the cause of her grief.
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I anxiously asked the cause of her grief.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
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From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
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From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I anxiously asked the cause of her grief.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
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From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
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From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
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From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOUR D'ANTIN.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
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From this reading THE TOUR D'ANTIN.
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From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE very next day I was sent for to go and see my mother.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jeanne accompanied me, and had a long private conference, from which she returned bathed in tears.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The good Jeanne is grieved to part with thee, my little one," said my mother kindly.
