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Chapter VII
For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten. As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong. And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man? Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil? Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.”
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From this reading Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
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From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
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From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
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From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
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From this reading Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
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From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
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From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
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From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
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From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
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From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
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From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
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From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
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From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
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From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
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From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
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From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
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From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
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From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
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From this reading Was life to-day as it was centuries ago?
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From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For two days Angelique was conscience-smitten.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
which person or people
From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
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From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
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From this reading As soon as she was alone, she sobbed as if she had done something wrong.
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From this reading Was she lost, like the dreadful women in the Legend, who, having been tempted, had yielded to the Devil?
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From this reading And this question, which she could not answer, came constantly to her mind: Had she sinned in listening to this young man?
