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Chapter III
“He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister. She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon. I was then seventeen. “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was. One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.”
during the time that
From this reading “She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.”
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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 “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
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From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
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From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
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From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
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From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
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From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
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From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was then seventeen.
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From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
not any; not one
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
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From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
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From this reading I was then seventeen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
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From this reading I was then seventeen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was then seventeen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
during the time that
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One might have thought that all the tenderness and exaltation of the whole race had been stored up in this last one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He left a twelve-year-old child and a widow, my mother's sister.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came to my father's house with the boy, while we were living at Bertillon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have no idea how wonderful and precocious this Santeze child was.
