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Chapter XXXVI
THE PRINCESS DE LAMBALLE. The Princesse de Lamballe entered beautiful and calm. Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble. She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace. The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.””
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “THE PRINCESS DE LAMBALLE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.”
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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 Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
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From this reading She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princesse de Lamballe entered beautiful and calm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
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From this reading She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading The Princesse de Lamballe entered beautiful and calm.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.
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From this reading The Princesse de Lamballe entered beautiful and calm.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading THE PRINCESS DE LAMBALLE.
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From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading The Princesse de Lamballe entered beautiful and calm.
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From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
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From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
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From this reading THE PRINCESS DE LAMBALLE.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE PRINCESS DE LAMBALLE.
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From this reading The Princesse de Lamballe entered beautiful and calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
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From this reading She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCESS DE LAMBALLE.
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From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
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From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair drawn back from her noble forehead, her dark penciled eyebrows, her clear blue eyes and beautiful lips, and her unrivaled figure, formed a lovely tout ensemble.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading She seemed always surrounded by an atmosphere of virtue and grace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The king looked at her with a troubled expression, dreading what he was about to hear; then bowing, said, “Sit down, princess.”
