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Chapter XIX
One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers. “Ah, no! I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone. You are not strong enough; wait a few days yet, only a few days. I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.””
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.””
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.””
but in spite of that
From this reading “You are not strong enough; wait a few days yet, only a few days.”
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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 One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
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From this reading “Ah, no!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not strong enough; wait a few days yet, only a few days.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
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From this reading I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.
the two together, not just one
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
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From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
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From this reading You are not strong enough; wait a few days yet, only a few days.
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From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are not strong enough; wait a few days yet, only a few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are not strong enough; wait a few days yet, only a few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
not any; not one
From this reading “Ah, no!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are not strong enough; wait a few days yet, only a few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are not strong enough; wait a few days yet, only a few days.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning that Jean manifested a fixed determination to be gone, Henriette seized both his hands and held them tight clasped in hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are not strong enough; wait a few days yet, only a few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will let you go, I promise you I will, whenever the doctor says you are well enough to go and fight.”
but in spite of that
From this reading You are not strong enough; wait a few days yet, only a few days.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I beg you, do not go and leave me here alone.
