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Chapter VII
“Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he. “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!” “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy. “Josephine was not to compare with you!” said he. “Come; I will play a game of whist with my brother and the children.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come; I will play a game of whist with my brother and the children.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.”
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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 “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
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From this reading “Come; I will play a game of whist with my brother and the children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come; I will play a game of whist with my brother and the children.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come; I will play a game of whist with my brother and the children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Josephine was not to compare with you!” said he.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
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From this reading “Come; I will play a game of whist with my brother and the children.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
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From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come; I will play a game of whist with my brother and the children.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Josephine was not to compare with you!” said he.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am an old lunatic, I do not deserve to have such a wife!”
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From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Josephine was not to compare with you!” said he.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
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From this reading “Come; I will play a game of whist with my brother and the children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Come; I will play a game of whist with my brother and the children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am simply the Josephine of my Napoleon,” she replied, with a touch of melancholy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, what a kind and perfect wife you are!” cried he.
