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Chapter VII
THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid. So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess. How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand. To me she was so obviously dea certe. The nimbus was so apparent.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.”
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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 THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
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From this reading The nimbus was so apparent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
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From this reading To me she was so obviously dea certe.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To me she was so obviously dea certe.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
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From this reading How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
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From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me she was so obviously dea certe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.
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From this reading The nimbus was so apparent.
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From this reading To me she was so obviously dea certe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So was she known on this dull earth of ours, but in heaven--in the heaven of my imagination, at all events--she was, of course, a goddess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How she managed to keep her disguise I never could understand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEGEND OF HEBE, OR THE HEAVENLY HOUSEMAID Yes, I blush to admit it, my First Love was a housemaid.
