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Chapter VIII
"You would imprison me--me, a Countess of Sayn?" Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well. "Yes, Madam. A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors." "It is not true," cried the girl, in blazing wrath.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is not true," cried the girl, in blazing wrath.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors."”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"You would imprison me--me, a Countess of Sayn?"”
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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 "You would imprison me--me, a Countess of Sayn?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
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From this reading A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
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From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
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From this reading "It is not true," cried the girl, in blazing wrath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
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From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
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From this reading "You would imprison me--me, a Countess of Sayn?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is not true," cried the girl, in blazing wrath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is not true," cried the girl, in blazing wrath.
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From this reading A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
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From this reading "You would imprison me--me, a Countess of Sayn?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is not true," cried the girl, in blazing wrath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is not true," cried the girl, in blazing wrath.
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From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
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From this reading "Yes, Madam.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You would imprison me--me, a Countess of Sayn?"
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is not true," cried the girl, in blazing wrath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You would imprison me--me, a Countess of Sayn?"
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From this reading A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You would imprison me--me, a Countess of Sayn?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is not true," cried the girl, in blazing wrath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again the tears evaporated, and in their place came the smoldering fire bequeathed to her by the Crusaders, and, if the truth must be known, by Rhine robbers as well.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You would imprison me--me, a Countess of Sayn?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is not true," cried the girl, in blazing wrath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Madam.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You would imprison me--me, a Countess of Sayn?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A predecessor of mine once hanged one of your ancestors."
