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“It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.” She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March. “It is an affair of the heart, Abbe,” she said. “Allez! I know what I talk of.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know what I talk of.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading ““It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.”
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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 She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
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From this reading “It is an affair of the heart, Abbe,” she said.
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From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
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From this reading “Allez!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know what I talk of.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know what I talk of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is an affair of the heart, Abbe,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
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From this reading I know what I talk of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
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From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I know what I talk of.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
