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VOLUME XII. Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child. He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life. He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice. He fell in love with a poor neighbor, proposed and was accepted.
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all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He fell in love with a poor neighbor, proposed and was accepted.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.”
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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 Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child.
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From this reading He fell in love with a poor neighbor, proposed and was accepted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
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From this reading Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child.
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From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
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From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
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From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
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From this reading He fell in love with a poor neighbor, proposed and was accepted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He fell in love with a poor neighbor, proposed and was accepted.
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From this reading Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
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From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.
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From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
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From this reading He fell in love with a poor neighbor, proposed and was accepted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.
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From this reading He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fell in love with a poor neighbor, proposed and was accepted.
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From this reading He fell in love with a poor neighbor, proposed and was accepted.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child.
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From this reading He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.
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From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
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From this reading VOLUME XII.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a good, honest man, perfectly simple, sincere, without suspicion or malice.
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From this reading Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child.
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From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lemonnier had remained a widower with one child.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had loved his wife devotedly, with a tender and exalted love, without a slip, during their entire married life.
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From this reading VOLUME XII.
