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WITHOUT HUSBAND--WITHOUT LOVER. The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house. He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage. But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her. She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.”
during the time that
From this reading “But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “WITHOUT HUSBAND--WITHOUT LOVER.”
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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 But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
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From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
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From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
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From this reading He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.
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From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
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From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
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From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
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From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
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From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
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From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
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From this reading He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.
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From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
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From this reading WITHOUT HUSBAND--WITHOUT LOVER.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
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From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
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From this reading WITHOUT HUSBAND--WITHOUT LOVER.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
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From this reading He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.
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From this reading He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.
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From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
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From this reading He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
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From this reading He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.
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From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
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From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
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From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to the Royal Post to have horses put to his own carriage.
at the time that
From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
during the time that
From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
which person or people
From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
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From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was still dwelling over it, having kissed it with profound feeling, when Weber arrived.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WITHOUT HUSBAND--WITHOUT LOVER.
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From this reading The Queen was wrong for Charny did not go to his wife’s house.
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From this reading But while waiting, he wrote a farewell to Andrea which the servant who took his horses home, carried to her.
