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Chapter IV
“But she loves her husband.” “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.” “But she is married.” “A whimsical objection!” “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.””
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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 “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
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From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
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From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
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From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But she loves her husband.”
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From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
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From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
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From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
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From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But she loves her husband.”
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From this reading “But she loves her husband.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But she is married.”
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From this reading “But she loves her husband.”
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From this reading “But she is married.”
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From this reading “A whimsical objection!”
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From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But she loves her husband.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A still further obstacle that I shall have the pleasure of conquering.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
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From this reading “A whimsical objection!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah!” said the Countess, with a bitter smile, “you punish us alike for our faults and our repentance!”
