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And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears. Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way! His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness. And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him. His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
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feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”
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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.
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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
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From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.
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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.
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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
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From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.
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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
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From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
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From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
in or at the place that
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
which person or people
From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
