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Chapter XV
SILENCIEUX ALONE IN THE WOOD. Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know. She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony. She had lost Wonder, but Antony had come back again. Wonder was not so dead as Antony had seemed a month ago.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had lost Wonder, but Antony had come back again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SILENCIEUX ALONE IN THE WOOD.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had lost Wonder, but Antony had come back again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wonder was not so dead as Antony had seemed a month ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wonder was not so dead as Antony had seemed a month ago.”
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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 Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had lost Wonder, but Antony had come back again.
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From this reading Wonder was not so dead as Antony had seemed a month ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SILENCIEUX ALONE IN THE WOOD.
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From this reading She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
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From this reading She had lost Wonder, but Antony had come back again.
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From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had lost Wonder, but Antony had come back again.
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From this reading She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wonder was not so dead as Antony had seemed a month ago.
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From this reading She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
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From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SILENCIEUX ALONE IN THE WOOD.
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From this reading She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
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From this reading She had lost Wonder, but Antony had come back again.
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From this reading Wonder was not so dead as Antony had seemed a month ago.
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From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wonder was not so dead as Antony had seemed a month ago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.
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From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
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From this reading She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wonder was not so dead as Antony had seemed a month ago.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had but one consolation,--the kind sad eyes of Antony.
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From this reading SILENCIEUX ALONE IN THE WOOD.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wonder was not so dead as Antony had seemed a month ago.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SILENCIEUX ALONE IN THE WOOD.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
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From this reading Beatrice's grief for Wonder was such as only a mother can know.
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From this reading SILENCIEUX ALONE IN THE WOOD.
