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Chapter XXXV
The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together. In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him. But the husband--the father--retained his self-command. It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him. They had come with the intention of cheering the prisoner.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had come with the intention of cheering the prisoner.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.”
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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 was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
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From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the husband--the father--retained his self-command.
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From this reading They had come with the intention of cheering the prisoner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had come with the intention of cheering the prisoner.
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From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
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From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
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From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
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From this reading But the husband--the father--retained his self-command.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
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From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
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From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading They had come with the intention of cheering the prisoner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
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From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
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From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had come with the intention of cheering the prisoner.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading But the husband--the father--retained his self-command.
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From this reading But the husband--the father--retained his self-command.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come with the intention of cheering the prisoner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
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From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
which person or people
From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the presence of the two beings whom Joam so dearly loved his heart nearly failed him.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading It was he who comforted the two poor women and inspired them with a little of the hope of which so little now remained to him.
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From this reading The visit of Yaquita and her daughter had been like all such visits during the few hours which each day the husband and wife spent together.
