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Chapter XIII
It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture. They revealed him in his true character. Madame d’Argeles saw her terrible mistake at once. The bandage fell from her eyes. She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Madame d’Argeles saw her terrible mistake at once.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Madame d’Argeles saw her terrible mistake at once.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame d’Argeles saw her terrible mistake at once.
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From this reading The bandage fell from her eyes.
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From this reading They revealed him in his true character.
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From this reading Madame d’Argeles saw her terrible mistake at once.
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From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
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From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
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From this reading The bandage fell from her eyes.
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From this reading The bandage fell from her eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bandage fell from her eyes.
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From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
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From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame d’Argeles saw her terrible mistake at once.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They revealed him in his true character.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
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From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They revealed him in his true character.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
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From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
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From this reading Madame d’Argeles saw her terrible mistake at once.
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From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
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From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
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From this reading Madame d’Argeles saw her terrible mistake at once.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
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From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
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From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
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From this reading They revealed him in his true character.
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From this reading Madame d’Argeles saw her terrible mistake at once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
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From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
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From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madame d’Argeles saw her terrible mistake at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bandage fell from her eyes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They revealed him in his true character.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had taken her dreams for realities, and the desires of her own heart for those of her son.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
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From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
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From this reading They revealed him in his true character.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
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From this reading It was impossible to mistake M. Wilkie’s manner, his tone, or gesture.
