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Chapter LXX
THE CONGÉ. The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful. When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.” She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one. The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.”
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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 When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
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From this reading THE CONGÉ.
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From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
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From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
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From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
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From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
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From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
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From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
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From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
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From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
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From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
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From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
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From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONGÉ.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
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From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
at the time that
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
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From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
