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Chapter XXXVIII
There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born. Her name was Spes. Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was. She had been married to him for his money. There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been married to him for his money.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her name was Spes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.”
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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 There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been married to him for his money.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
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From this reading Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was.
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From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been married to him for his money.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been married to him for his money.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her name was Spes.
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From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had been married to him for his money.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been married to him for his money.
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From this reading Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
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From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been married to him for his money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been married to him for his money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her name was Spes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was.
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From this reading Her name was Spes.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been married to him for his money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not much love between them, and the marriage was thought an unhappy one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a very distinguished lady in that town, the owner of a large establishment, very rich and highly born.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's name was Sigurd; he too was wealthy, but of lower birth than she was.
