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Chapter XXVIII
Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit. Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL. Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand. Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate. "No," she said.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.”
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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 Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
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From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
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From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
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From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
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From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
one or the other of two
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
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From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
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From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
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From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
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From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
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From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
demanded something firmly
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
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From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," she said.
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
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From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
