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Chapter XXIII
Eleanor was the first to break the silence. 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly. 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you. It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.' He stared at her in amazement.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eleanor was the first to break the silence.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Eleanor was the first to break the silence.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.”
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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 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
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From this reading He stared at her in amazement.
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From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
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From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
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From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
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From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared at her in amazement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He stared at her in amazement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stared at her in amazement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
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From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
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From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
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From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
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From this reading He stared at her in amazement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was you that praised it--that proposed to find quarters at the convent.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
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From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eleanor was the first to break the silence.
but in spite of that
From this reading 'Yet perhaps Torre Amiata might have occurred to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You have had a long pilgrimage to find us,' she said quietly.
