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One day, however, she plucked up courage: "I would like to see how you paint pictures? Will you? I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious. I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “One day, however, she plucked up courage:”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day, however, she plucked up courage:”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I would like to see how you paint pictures?”
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From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
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From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
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From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
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From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
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From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
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From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
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From this reading One day, however, she plucked up courage:
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From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
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From this reading One day, however, she plucked up courage:
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From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
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From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
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From this reading "I would like to see how you paint pictures?
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One day, however, she plucked up courage:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would like to see how you paint pictures?
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From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
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From this reading "I would like to see how you paint pictures?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, however, she plucked up courage:
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From this reading "I would like to see how you paint pictures?
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From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
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From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
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From this reading "I would like to see how you paint pictures?
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From this reading One day, however, she plucked up courage:
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From this reading "I would like to see how you paint pictures?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day, however, she plucked up courage:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I would like to see how you paint pictures?
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From this reading One day, however, she plucked up courage:
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From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
in or at the place that
From this reading I conducted her to the bottom of the Petit-Val, where I had commenced a large picture.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you?
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From this reading I have been very curious."[3] And she colored up as though she had given utterance to words extremely audacious.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would like to see how you paint pictures?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I would like to see how you paint pictures?
