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Chapter XVII
She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation. “Yes! I rejoiced,” she began again. “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin. They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I rejoiced,” she began again.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.”
during the time that
From this reading “She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.”
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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 “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rejoiced,” she began again.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
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From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
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From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
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From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rejoiced,” she began again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading I rejoiced,” she began again.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For me there is a heroic ring about the very name of Haldin.
during the time that
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They must have been trembling with fear in their Ministries--all those men with fiendish hearts.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She directed her round eyes again to the sunshine outside, while the cat reposed within her folded arms in lordly beatitude and sphinx-like meditation.
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From this reading “Yes!
