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Chapter XIX
The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy. He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly. “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue. No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.” But Raoul became more and more sad as the time approached.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Raoul became more and more sad as the time approached.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading ““When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.”
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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 this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
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From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
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From this reading The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.
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From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
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From this reading But Raoul became more and more sad as the time approached.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Raoul became more and more sad as the time approached.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
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From this reading But Raoul became more and more sad as the time approached.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.
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From this reading The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy.
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From this reading He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.
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From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
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From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.
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From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
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From this reading He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
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From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
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From this reading The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy.
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From this reading The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy.
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From this reading The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy.
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From this reading He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.
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From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
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From this reading But Raoul became more and more sad as the time approached.
not any; not one
From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.
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From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
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From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
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From this reading But Raoul became more and more sad as the time approached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one will dare hint that I have ever indulged in any sins, great or small.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Raoul became more and more sad as the time approached.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
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From this reading He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
at the time that
From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He counted the hours, and the minutes, which passed but too slowly.
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From this reading The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “When this affair is ended,” he said to Raoul, “I will reform and be a model of virtue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The certainty of success made Louis almost wild with joy.
