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Chapter XXXI
Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion. Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared. Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see. Unfortunate man! He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!””
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.”
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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 had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
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From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
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From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
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From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
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From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unfortunate man!
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From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon it softly opened, and Madame Leon appeared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unfortunate man!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah! it was not she that Pascal had hoped to see.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had been listening to that mysterious echo of our own desires which we so often mistake for a presentiment; and it had whispered in his heart: “Marguerite herself will come!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Trembling, and with tottering limbs, he dragged himself to the little gate opening into the gardens of the Chalusse mansion.
