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Chapter XXXV
AND so this romance ended for me. At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her. In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect. To be forced to wait when at that moment, if ever, was the time! And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.”
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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 In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND so this romance ended for me.
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From this reading In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
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From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be forced to wait when at that moment, if ever, was the time!
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From this reading And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
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From this reading And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
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From this reading In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.
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From this reading AND so this romance ended for me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
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From this reading In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AND so this romance ended for me.
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From this reading To be forced to wait when at that moment, if ever, was the time!
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From this reading In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To be forced to wait when at that moment, if ever, was the time!
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From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
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From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AND so this romance ended for me.
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From this reading To be forced to wait when at that moment, if ever, was the time!
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From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
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From this reading In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.
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From this reading AND so this romance ended for me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AND so this romance ended for me.
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From this reading And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.
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From this reading And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AND so this romance ended for me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the face of this postponement, life took on a grayer and more disappointing aspect.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
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From this reading To be forced to wait when at that moment, if ever, was the time!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the time, of course, I did not know it; on leaving her I was under the impression that I was more than ever attached to her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.
at the time that
From this reading To be forced to wait when at that moment, if ever, was the time!
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet I told myself that better days were surely in store.
