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Chapter XVIII
A BITTER PARTING. With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence. It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image. "Do not go," she exclaimed with vehemence. "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.”
later than; following
From this reading “"Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.”
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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 A BITTER PARTING.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
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From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
later than; following
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
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From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
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From this reading A BITTER PARTING.
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From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
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From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
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From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not go," she exclaimed with vehemence.
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From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do not go," she exclaimed with vehemence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
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From this reading "Do not go," she exclaimed with vehemence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
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From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not go," she exclaimed with vehemence.
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From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
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From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
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From this reading A BITTER PARTING.
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From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the act of a devotee who feared to pray in the chapel, when the priestess stood by the saint's image.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do not go," she exclaimed with vehemence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
at the time that
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
which person or people
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
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From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading With a somewhat less burdened mind, Césarine was still pondering when she saw Antonino, who had opened the door but perceived her, about to withdraw without notifying her of his presence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come here after closing the door tightly, for I want you to enter into a little plot with me."
