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Chapter V
SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his. "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day. What have I done to change you so? I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget." He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What have I done to change you so?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have I done to change you so?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.”
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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 I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.
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From this reading He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.
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From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
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From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
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From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
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From this reading What have I done to change you so?
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From this reading "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.
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From this reading "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What have I done to change you so?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.
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From this reading He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.
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From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
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From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.
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From this reading "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.
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From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have I done to change you so?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What have I done to change you so?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.
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From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
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From this reading "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
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From this reading He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
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From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
above and across; more than
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
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From this reading He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What have I done to change you so?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose at once to his feet, and stood apart from her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
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From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What have I done to change you so?
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From this reading "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.
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From this reading SACRIFICE She leaned over him, one hand on the back of his chair, the other seeking in vain for his.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have I done to change you so?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
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From this reading I am a foolish woman, I know, but there are things which I cannot forget."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lawrence," she said, "you grow colder and more unkind every day.
