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Chapter XIV
How dazzlingly lovely she was! I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time. The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage. A fair widow truly! I, her lately deceased husband, freely admitted the magnetic power of her charms!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fair widow truly!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.”
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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 A fair widow truly!
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From this reading I, her lately deceased husband, freely admitted the magnetic power of her charms!
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
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From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
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From this reading I, her lately deceased husband, freely admitted the magnetic power of her charms!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
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From this reading How dazzlingly lovely she was!
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From this reading I, her lately deceased husband, freely admitted the magnetic power of her charms!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fair widow truly!
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From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
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From this reading I, her lately deceased husband, freely admitted the magnetic power of her charms!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
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From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
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From this reading How dazzlingly lovely she was!
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From this reading I, her lately deceased husband, freely admitted the magnetic power of her charms!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
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From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
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From this reading I, her lately deceased husband, freely admitted the magnetic power of her charms!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How dazzlingly lovely she was!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, her lately deceased husband, freely admitted the magnetic power of her charms!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, her lately deceased husband, freely admitted the magnetic power of her charms!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How dazzlingly lovely she was!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fair widow truly!
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How dazzlingly lovely she was!
at the time that
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
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From this reading A fair widow truly!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I gazed at her with the same bewildered fascination that had stupefied my reason and judgment when I beheld her for the first time.
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From this reading The black robes she wore, the long crape veil thrown back from her clustering hair and _mignonne_ face, all the somber shadows of her mourning garb only served to heighten and display her beauty to greater advantage.
