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Chapter VII
ALL INTERESTS AT STAKE. Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief! She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love! She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens. Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country.”
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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 was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
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From this reading ALL INTERESTS AT STAKE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!
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From this reading Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALL INTERESTS AT STAKE.
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From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
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From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
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From this reading Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
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From this reading Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country.
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From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
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From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
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From this reading Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country.
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From this reading Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!
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From this reading ALL INTERESTS AT STAKE.
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From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
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From this reading Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country.
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From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
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From this reading Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country.
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From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
above and across; more than
From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
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From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
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From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
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From this reading Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
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From this reading Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country.
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From this reading Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country.
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From this reading ALL INTERESTS AT STAKE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the green jalousies, her ear listened to the sounds of the slumbering country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
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From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She leaned over the perfumed balcony of her chamber, which overlooked the interior gardens.
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From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was about to give up her whole life to a man whom she did not love!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meanwhile, Sarah was left alone, alone with her anguish and her grief!
