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Chapter XX
THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language! It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested. Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps! And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily. What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!”
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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 is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
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From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
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From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.
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From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
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From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
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From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
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From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
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From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a comfort it must have been to the poor lady to have had a good soul like you about her!
at the time that
From this reading It is a great talent: I don't know when I have been so interested.
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From this reading And here is Dionetta, as white as a lily.
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From this reading Why, in some parts you actually gave me the creeps!
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From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIAN ALMER "And you have really told it very well, Mother Denise," said the Advocate's wife; "with such sentiment, and in such beautiful language!
