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Chapter VII
But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught. Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still. But gradually the despair which darkened all the year was passing. There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down. And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.”
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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 There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
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From this reading But gradually the despair which darkened all the year was passing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.
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From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
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From this reading But gradually the despair which darkened all the year was passing.
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From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
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From this reading But gradually the despair which darkened all the year was passing.
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From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
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From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.
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From this reading But gradually the despair which darkened all the year was passing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
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From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
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From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
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From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.
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From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading But gradually the despair which darkened all the year was passing.
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From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.
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From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
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From this reading Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.
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From this reading Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.
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From this reading Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.
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From this reading Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
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From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she had sinned blindly, she had suffered for her sin, and must suffer still.
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From this reading There was hope in her heart now, and a longing to throw off the dead-weight which had so long held her down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading And the lightening of her burden showed now and then in eye, and voice, and step, so that all could see the change.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But gradually the despair which darkened all the year was passing.
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From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading But one wrong was never righted by the doing of another, and her sacrifice had come to worse than naught.
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From this reading But gradually the despair which darkened all the year was passing.
