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Chapter XXVIII
It was a delightful May evening. Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war. That he would return Marie was quite certain. Katharina had gone into the park for a solitary promenade. She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
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later than; following
From this reading “She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It was a delightful May evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That he would return Marie was quite certain.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That he would return Marie was quite certain.”
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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 It was a delightful May evening.
later than; following
From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
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From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
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From this reading That he would return Marie was quite certain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
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From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
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From this reading It was a delightful May evening.
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From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
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From this reading It was a delightful May evening.
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From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Katharina had gone into the park for a solitary promenade.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
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From this reading Katharina had gone into the park for a solitary promenade.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Katharina had gone into the park for a solitary promenade.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
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From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Katharina had gone into the park for a solitary promenade.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a delightful May evening.
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From this reading Katharina had gone into the park for a solitary promenade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
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From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was a delightful May evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katharina had gone into the park for a solitary promenade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katharina had gone into the park for a solitary promenade.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he would return Marie was quite certain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
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From this reading Katharina had gone into the park for a solitary promenade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he would return Marie was quite certain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
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From this reading She had complained all day of a headache--a headache that began to trouble her after she had read the letter she had received that morning from the Marquis de Fervlans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a delightful May evening.
at the time that
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marie was practising diligently her piano lesson, in order to surprise Ludwig with her progress when he should return from the war.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That he would return Marie was quite certain.
