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Chapter XXXI
"Speak, oh, speak! And take me from the rack." Young. It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff. The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Speak, oh, speak!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And take me from the rack."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.”
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And take me from the rack."
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
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From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
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From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
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From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
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From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And take me from the rack."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
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From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And take me from the rack."
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From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
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From this reading "Speak, oh, speak!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
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From this reading And take me from the rack."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Speak, oh, speak!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And take me from the rack."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And take me from the rack."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
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From this reading Young.
