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Chapter XII
I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE. IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul. She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact. Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own. The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.”
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading “IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.”
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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 IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
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From this reading The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
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From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
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From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
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From this reading I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.
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From this reading I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.
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From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
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From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
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From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
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From this reading I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
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From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
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From this reading I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
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From this reading The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
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From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
at the time that
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
