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Chapter III
ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep. Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes. Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth. Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled? Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.”
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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 Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
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From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
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From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
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From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
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From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
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From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
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From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
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From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
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From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
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From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
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From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
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From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
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From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
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From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
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From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
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From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
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From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
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From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
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From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
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From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
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From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why should she have dreamed, reflected, puzzled?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like her mother, she leaned upon the sill of the open window, and tears, her first bitter tears, filled her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why should she not have been a young girl, like all other young girls?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up to this time she had lived, had grown up, in the heedless and serene confidence of happy youth.
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From this reading ENLIGHTENMENT Yvette, also, could not sleep.
