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Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right. I am not finding fault with you.” Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?” Parent took his hand, and shaking it gently, replied: “Yes, I am very well.” But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?””
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Parent took his hand, and shaking it gently, replied: “Yes, I am very well.””
up to a particular time
From this reading “Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Parent took his hand, and shaking it gently, replied: “Yes, I am very well.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.”
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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 But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not finding fault with you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
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From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
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From this reading I am not finding fault with you.”
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From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
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From this reading I am not finding fault with you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
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From this reading Parent took his hand, and shaking it gently, replied: “Yes, I am very well.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
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From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
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From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
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From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
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From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not finding fault with you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Parent took his hand, and shaking it gently, replied: “Yes, I am very well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
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From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not finding fault with you.”
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From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Parent took his hand, and shaking it gently, replied: “Yes, I am very well.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
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From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
up to a particular time
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Parent took his hand, and shaking it gently, replied: “Yes, I am very well.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.
which person or people
From this reading Then Limousin, who, had not spoken till then, and who had been half hidden behind Henriette, came forward and put out his hand, saying: “Are you very well?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am not finding fault with you.”
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From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
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From this reading Parent took his hand, and shaking it gently, replied: “Yes, I am very well.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Parent replied simply: “Well, you were quite right.
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From this reading But the young woman had felt a reproach in her husband's last words.
