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Chapter XX
THE MAN IN THE CALECHE. Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king. So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love. But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word. She could not doubt the truth of what she heard.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not doubt the truth of what she heard.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.”
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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 Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
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From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
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From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CALECHE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not doubt the truth of what she heard.
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From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
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From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
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From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
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From this reading She could not doubt the truth of what she heard.
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From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
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From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
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From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
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From this reading She could not doubt the truth of what she heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CALECHE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
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From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
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From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
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From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
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From this reading THE MAN IN THE CALECHE.
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From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not doubt the truth of what she heard.
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From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
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From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
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From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
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From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
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From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
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From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IN THE CALECHE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
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From this reading She could not doubt the truth of what she heard.
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From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
at the time that
From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
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From this reading Often had De Montespan feigned a faint in the days when she wished to disarm the anger of the king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So she had drawn his arms round her, and won the pity which is the twin sister of love.
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From this reading But now she knew what it was to have the senses struck out of her by a word.
