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Chapter XXI
The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir. In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view. Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier! Grandier! false priest!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.”
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
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From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
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From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
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From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
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From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
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From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
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From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
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From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
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From this reading false priest!"
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From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
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From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
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From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
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From this reading false priest!"
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From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
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From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
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From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a few moments the curtains behind the grating were drawn back, and the superior, lying on her bed, came to view.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day, November 25th, the bailiff and the majority of the officers of the two jurisdictions came to the convent once more, and were all conducted to the choir.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Barre began, as usual, by the celebration of mass, during which the superior was seized with convulsions, and exclaimed two or three times, "Grandier!
