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Chapter XV
There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear. 'T is he,--how came he thence? What doth he here? Lara. There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
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an old form of “does”
From this reading “What doth he here?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What doth he here?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “'T is he,--how came he thence?”
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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 There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
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From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
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From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
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From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
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From this reading 'T is he,--how came he thence?
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From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
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From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
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From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
an old form of “does”
From this reading What doth he here?
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From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
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From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'T is he,--how came he thence?
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From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What doth he here?
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From this reading 'T is he,--how came he thence?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
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From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
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From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
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From this reading Lara.
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From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
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From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
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From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
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From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
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From this reading 'T is he,--how came he thence?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
from that place or that time
From this reading 'T is he,--how came he thence?
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From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
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From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
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From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What doth he here?
in or at the place that
From this reading There is a festival where knights and dames, And aught that wealth or lofty lineage claims, Appear.
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From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
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From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are two charming situations in life for a woman,--one, the first freshness of heiressship and beauty; the other, youthful widowhood, with a large jointure.
