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Chapter V
“Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?” “Yes, monsieur; but in vain. It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.” “The elder must be sixteen,” said Popinot. “Fifteen,” said the Marquise eagerly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?””
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““The elder must be sixteen,” said Popinot.”
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading ““Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?””
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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 It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
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From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, monsieur; but in vain.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fifteen,” said the Marquise eagerly.
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From this reading “The elder must be sixteen,” said Popinot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fifteen,” said the Marquise eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yes, monsieur; but in vain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fifteen,” said the Marquise eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, monsieur; but in vain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The elder must be sixteen,” said Popinot.
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The elder must be sixteen,” said Popinot.
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From this reading “The elder must be sixteen,” said Popinot.
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From this reading “The elder must be sixteen,” said Popinot.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, monsieur; but in vain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
at the time that
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is very hard on a mother to be deprived of the affection of her children, particularly when they can give her such happiness as every woman clings to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, monsieur; but in vain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you ever applied to him, madame, to obtain the care of your children?”
