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Chapter VII
Oh, dear! I wish I could stop here. Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about? That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last. She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I wish I could stop here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish I could stop here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I could stop here.
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From this reading That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading Oh, dear!
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish I could stop here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish I could stop here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.
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From this reading That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
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From this reading Oh, dear!
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.
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From this reading That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.
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From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
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From this reading That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.
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From this reading I wish I could stop here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
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From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That pretty courtesy, that spring from the earth were poor Mignon's last.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
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From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
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From this reading I wish I could stop here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had risen and bowed with the instinct which all players feel to act out their parts to the end, but as the curtain fell down she dropped again, this time heavily.
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From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
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From this reading Why should there be painful things in the world which must be written about?
