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Chapter XXXVI
"LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend. Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation. Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf. As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death! What death may mean, I know not!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What death may mean, I know not!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “What death may mean, I know not!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death!”
during the time that
From this reading “Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.”
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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 Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
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From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
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From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
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From this reading Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.
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From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What death may mean, I know not!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading What death may mean, I know not!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading What death may mean, I know not!
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From this reading Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.
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From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
not any; not one
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What death may mean, I know not!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
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From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death!
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From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
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From this reading Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What death may mean, I know not!
at the time that
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
during the time that
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I write these words I stand upon the threshold of death!
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From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
but in spite of that
From this reading Only a little while ago, it is true; and yet between the past and future is fixed a mighty gulf.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "LOVE THAN DEATH ITSELF MORE STRONG" I had no thought of writing in you again, my silent friend.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Only a little while ago I said to myself, the time has gone by when solitude and heart hunger could drive me to your pages for consolation.
