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Chapter XX
‘No,’ replied Harry, ‘you have no errand. You are in grief or danger. Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’ ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’ And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘No,’ replied Harry, ‘you have no errand.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘No,’ replied Harry, ‘you have no errand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’”
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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 ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are in grief or danger.
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From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
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From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
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From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are in grief or danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Harry, ‘you have no errand.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
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From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
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From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
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From this reading You are in grief or danger.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
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From this reading ‘No,’ replied Harry, ‘you have no errand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Harry, ‘you have no errand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You are in grief or danger.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’
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From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Harry, ‘you have no errand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You are in grief or danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Harry, ‘you have no errand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And raising the veil, she showed him a countenance from which every trace of colour had fled, eyes marred with weeping, and a brow on which resolve had conquered fear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Then,’ she said, with a sudden composure, ‘you leave but one course open to me.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Harry, ‘you have no errand.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lift your veil and tell me what it is.’
