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Chapter XXIV
In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate. Her complete ignorance tormented her. At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris. On May 12 the examining magistrate confronted her with Gaudry. The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her complete ignorance tormented her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “On May 12 the examining magistrate confronted her with Gaudry.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.”
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From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
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From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
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From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her complete ignorance tormented her.
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From this reading On May 12 the examining magistrate confronted her with Gaudry.
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From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
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From this reading In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
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From this reading On May 12 the examining magistrate confronted her with Gaudry.
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From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
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From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
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From this reading On May 12 the examining magistrate confronted her with Gaudry.
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From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
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From this reading In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
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From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
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From this reading In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her complete ignorance tormented her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
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From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
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From this reading Her complete ignorance tormented her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
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From this reading On May 12 the examining magistrate confronted her with Gaudry.
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From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
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From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On May 12 the examining magistrate confronted her with Gaudry.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
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From this reading In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On May 12 the examining magistrate confronted her with Gaudry.
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From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
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From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
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From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
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From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man told his story, the widow feigned surprise that the "friend of her childhood" should malign her so cruelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her complete ignorance tormented her.
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From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
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From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
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From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
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From this reading In the meantime the Widow Gras was getting more and more desperate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris.
