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Chapter VII
THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room. "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country. You are a dull people. I weary myself here." The girl whom she had addressed as Louise shrugged her shoulders.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I weary myself here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I weary myself here."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.”
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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 You are a dull people.
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From this reading The girl whom she had addressed as Louise shrugged her shoulders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are a dull people.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl whom she had addressed as Louise shrugged her shoulders.
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From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
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From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
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From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
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From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
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From this reading You are a dull people.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl whom she had addressed as Louise shrugged her shoulders.
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From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl whom she had addressed as Louise shrugged her shoulders.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl whom she had addressed as Louise shrugged her shoulders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I weary myself here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I weary myself here."
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From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
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From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
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From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I weary myself here."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are a dull people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
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From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl whom she had addressed as Louise shrugged her shoulders.
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From this reading The girl whom she had addressed as Louise shrugged her shoulders.
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From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
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From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
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From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
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From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
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From this reading I weary myself here."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl whom she had addressed as Louise shrugged her shoulders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BARONESS INTERVENES The Baroness trifled with some grapes and looked languidly round the room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are a dull people.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Louise," she declared, "it is the truth what every one tells me of your country.
