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Chapter XVII
It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was. I arrived just as they were getting up. They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home. We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise. They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.”
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading “They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.”
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From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
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From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
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From this reading I arrived just as they were getting up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
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From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
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From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
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From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
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From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
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From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
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From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
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From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I arrived just as they were getting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
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From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
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From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
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From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
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From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I arrived just as they were getting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
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From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading They had invited six or seven lady friends of theirs in to eat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I arrived just as they were getting up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
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From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
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From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We ate so well and the food was so good that I thought I was in paradise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
at the time that
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They welcomed me so joyfully that I really thought I was fortunate, and with all my fears gone, I began to act right at home.
but in spite of that
From this reading It wasn't yet dawn when I closed up my hermitage and went to get married (as if that were nothing), not remembering that I already was.
