Chapter XVII

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From this reading "Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

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From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

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From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

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From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

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From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.

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From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

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From this reading So much might depend on that!

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

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From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

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From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

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From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

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From this reading "Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.

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From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

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From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

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From this reading "Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading So much might depend on that!

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From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

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From this reading So much might depend on that!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

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From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

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From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So much might depend on that!

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From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

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From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So much might depend on that!

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From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So much might depend on that!

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From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.

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From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

in the company of; together with

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?