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Chapter LXXXI
THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE. The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them. Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat. “Ah!” cried he, in a hoarse voice, “M. de Charny!” The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah!” cried he, in a hoarse voice, “M. de Charny!””
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.”
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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 The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
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From this reading “Ah!” cried he, in a hoarse voice, “M. de Charny!”
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From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
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From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah!” cried he, in a hoarse voice, “M. de Charny!”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” cried he, in a hoarse voice, “M. de Charny!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah!” cried he, in a hoarse voice, “M. de Charny!”
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From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” cried he, in a hoarse voice, “M. de Charny!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah!” cried he, in a hoarse voice, “M. de Charny!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” cried he, in a hoarse voice, “M. de Charny!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE.
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From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
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From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
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From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.
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From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
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From this reading The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.
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From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The queen and Charny exchanged a look so full of terror, that their most cruel enemy must have pitied them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” cried he, in a hoarse voice, “M. de Charny!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The queen could not speak—she thought she was lost.
belonging to which person
From this reading Charny rose slowly, and bowed to the king, whose heart might almost have been seen to beat.
