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Chapter V
Time passed on. A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter. She and Conrad were seen together no more now. The Duke grieved at this. But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.”
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading “The Duke grieved at this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time passed on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time passed on.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.”
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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 settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and Conrad were seen together no more now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Duke grieved at this.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading She and Conrad were seen together no more now.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
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From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
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From this reading The Duke grieved at this.
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From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading The Duke grieved at this.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
not any; not one
From this reading She and Conrad were seen together no more now.
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From this reading She and Conrad were seen together no more now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Time passed on.
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From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time passed on.
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From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
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From this reading She and Conrad were seen together no more now.
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From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Conrad were seen together no more now.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Duke grieved at this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time passed on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading She and Conrad were seen together no more now.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A settled sadness rested once more upon the countenance of the good Duke's daughter.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She and Conrad were seen together no more now.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
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From this reading But as the weeks wore away, Conrad's color came back to his cheeks and his old-time vivacity to his eye, and he administered the government with a clear and steadily ripening wisdom.
