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Chapter XI
He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was. “I am afraid that she is hurt.” The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her. But she said eagerly that it was “Nothing! Nothing!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But she said eagerly that it was “Nothing!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.”
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From this reading “I am afraid that she is hurt.”
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From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am afraid that she is hurt.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
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From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
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From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she said eagerly that it was “Nothing!
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From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
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From this reading But she said eagerly that it was “Nothing!
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From this reading He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.
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From this reading He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
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From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
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From this reading “I am afraid that she is hurt.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am afraid that she is hurt.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am afraid that she is hurt.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But she said eagerly that it was “Nothing!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But she said eagerly that it was “Nothing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
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From this reading But she said eagerly that it was “Nothing!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am afraid that she is hurt.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl’s temple was bruised and there was blood on her cheek; more than one of the blows aimed at her lover had fallen on her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.
which person or people
From this reading He looked at Etruria, and Mary explained who she was.
