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Chapter XXXIX
THE PENITENT IN "MARIA-NOSTRA." The court sentenced Athalie to death for attempted murder. The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra." Athalie still lives. Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Athalie still lives.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
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From this reading The court sentenced Athalie to death for attempted murder.
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From this reading The court sentenced Athalie to death for attempted murder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
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From this reading The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."
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From this reading The court sentenced Athalie to death for attempted murder.
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From this reading The court sentenced Athalie to death for attempted murder.
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From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The court sentenced Athalie to death for attempted murder.
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From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
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From this reading The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PENITENT IN "MARIA-NOSTRA."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."
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From this reading Athalie still lives.
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From this reading THE PENITENT IN "MARIA-NOSTRA."
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From this reading The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."
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From this reading The court sentenced Athalie to death for attempted murder.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
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From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
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From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."
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From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PENITENT IN "MARIA-NOSTRA."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The court sentenced Athalie to death for attempted murder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
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From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athalie still lives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PENITENT IN "MARIA-NOSTRA."
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From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The king's mercy commuted this sentence into imprisonment for life in the penitentiary of "Maria-Nostra."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The court sentenced Athalie to death for attempted murder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forty years have passed since then, and she must be nearly seventy years old, but her defiant spirit is unbroken; she is obstinate, silent, and unrepentant.
