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Chapter XXX
“If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?” “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us. Besides, his coming is a proof of love. Can I ever have proofs enough? And now, Francine, do my hair.”
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, his coming is a proof of love.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can I ever have proofs enough?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Can I ever have proofs enough?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.”
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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 Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now, Francine, do my hair.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
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From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
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From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
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From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
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From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
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From this reading And now, Francine, do my hair.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
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From this reading And now, Francine, do my hair.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
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From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now, Francine, do my hair.”
not any; not one
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
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From this reading And now, Francine, do my hair.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
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From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
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From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
at the time that
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
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From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
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From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
