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Chapter XIX
"I love him, and I love him, and I love! Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above. And what am I! save what I am to him?" MRS. HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “And what am I! save what I am to him?"”
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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 HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And what am I! save what I am to him?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I love him, and I love him, and I love!
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From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
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From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
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From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
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From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
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From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
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From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
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From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
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From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I love him, and I love him, and I love!
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From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I love him, and I love him, and I love!
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From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I love him, and I love him, and I love!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
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From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
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From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
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From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
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From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
except for; apart from
From this reading And what am I! save what I am to him?"
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From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what am I! save what I am to him?"
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From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
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From this reading Oh heart, my love goes welling o'er the brim; He makes my light more than the sun above.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what am I! save what I am to him?"
which person or people
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HERIOT had quite failed to make a conquest of Miss Chester, for the old lady considered that every woman who used paint and powder was a hussy.
