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Chapter III
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LADY EMILY MANDEVILLE. Friday.--Julia is here, and so kind! She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child. We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance. No letter from him for several days!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Friday.--Julia is here, and so kind!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No letter from him for several days!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.”
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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 She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Friday.--Julia is here, and so kind!
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From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
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From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
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From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
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From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
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From this reading No letter from him for several days!
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From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
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From this reading EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LADY EMILY MANDEVILLE.
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From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
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From this reading EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LADY EMILY MANDEVILLE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No letter from him for several days!
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From this reading Friday.--Julia is here, and so kind!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LADY EMILY MANDEVILLE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Friday.--Julia is here, and so kind!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No letter from him for several days!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Friday.--Julia is here, and so kind!
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From this reading EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LADY EMILY MANDEVILLE.
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From this reading Friday.--Julia is here, and so kind!
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From this reading Friday.--Julia is here, and so kind!
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From this reading EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LADY EMILY MANDEVILLE.
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From this reading No letter from him for several days!
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From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LADY EMILY MANDEVILLE.
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From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
not any; not one
From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LADY EMILY MANDEVILLE.
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From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
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From this reading No letter from him for several days!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
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From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Friday.--Julia is here, and so kind!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LADY EMILY MANDEVILLE.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
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From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had no need of other explanation: those tears spoke at once my confession and my repentance.
at the time that
From this reading She has not mentioned his name, but she sighed so deeply when she saw my pale and sunken countenance, that I threw myself into her arms and cried like a child.
