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Chapter II
"You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that? What do you mean?" "I mean that I am in honor bound." "Very well! then listen to my second proposition." "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “"You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well! then listen to my second proposition."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well! then listen to my second proposition."”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
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From this reading "I mean that I am in honor bound."
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From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
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From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you mean?"
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From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
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From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean that I am in honor bound."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
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From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I mean that I am in honor bound."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well! then listen to my second proposition."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
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From this reading What do you mean?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Very well! then listen to my second proposition."
not any; not one
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
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From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well! then listen to my second proposition."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well! then listen to my second proposition."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
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From this reading "Very well! then listen to my second proposition."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To what end?" said Canolles; "have I not told you often enough, madame, that my resolution is immovable?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well! then listen to my second proposition."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well! then listen to my second proposition."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you mean?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are no longer free!" cried Claire, turning pale as death; "how am I to understand that?
