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Chapter IX
Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips. “_Mein lieber Mann_,” she said, very softly. The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand. “I beg you to excuse me, sir. As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.”
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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 As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
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From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
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From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
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From this reading “I beg you to excuse me, sir.
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From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
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From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
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From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
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From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
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From this reading “I beg you to excuse me, sir.
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From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
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From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
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From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
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From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I beg you to excuse me, sir.
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From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
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From this reading “_Mein lieber Mann_,” she said, very softly.
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From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
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From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
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From this reading “_Mein lieber Mann_,” she said, very softly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I beg you to excuse me, sir.
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From this reading “_Mein lieber Mann_,” she said, very softly.
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From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
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From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
above and across; more than
From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Mein lieber Mann_,” she said, very softly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_Mein lieber Mann_,” she said, very softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I beg you to excuse me, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Mein lieber Mann_,” she said, very softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Elsa’s mother stooped over her husband, and lifted his hand to her lips.
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From this reading “_Mein lieber Mann_,” she said, very softly.
at the time that
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man rose stiffly, leaning on his wife’s arm, and bowed to Brand.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a German soldier I do not admit the words ‘defeat’ or ‘retreat,’ even when spoken within my own household.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I beg you to excuse me, sir.
