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Chapter II
Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her. “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?” “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face. “Oh! I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?””
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
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From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
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From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
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From this reading I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
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From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
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From this reading I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
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From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
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From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
not any; not one
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
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From this reading “Oh!
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From this reading I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
up to a particular time
From this reading I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think that you have secrets from me, Julie.--You love,” he went on quickly, as he saw the color rise to her face.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Julie looked in amazement at her father; he walked slowly along, and there was no light in the eyes which he turned upon her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hoped that you would stay with your old father until he died.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You hide yourself even from us,” he continued, “but, perhaps, also you hide yourself from yourself--” “What do you mean by that, father?”
