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Chapter XXIII
Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment. Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away! I hate him." But curiosity got the better of her hate. She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.”
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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 Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
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From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
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From this reading Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
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From this reading But curiosity got the better of her hate.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But curiosity got the better of her hate.
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From this reading But curiosity got the better of her hate.
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From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
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From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
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From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
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From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!
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From this reading But curiosity got the better of her hate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
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From this reading I hate him."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hate him."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
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From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
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From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
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From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
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From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
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From this reading Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
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From this reading Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!
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From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
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From this reading Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she stamped her foot and said violently, "Send him away!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
which person or people
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maria Vittoria received the name of her visitor with a profound astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt a strong desire to see the meddlesome man who had thrust himself between her and her lover; and before her woman had got so far as the door, she said, "Let him up to me!"
