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But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love. She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot. But now it became intolerable. She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly. The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
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later than; following
From this reading “But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.”
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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 The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
later than; following
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
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From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
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From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
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From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
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From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
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From this reading But now it became intolerable.
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From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
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From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
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From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
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From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
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From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
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From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
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From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
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From this reading But now it became intolerable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now it became intolerable.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
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From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
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From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
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From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
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From this reading But now it became intolerable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
above and across; more than
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
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From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
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From this reading She had borne at first, dully, like the slave she felt herself; for she had sold herself to him, given herself over bound hand and foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
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From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
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From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
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From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She could not protest,--what was there to protest against, or to appeal to?--but she could fly.
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From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thought of flight rose in her after the torpor of despair and, with its sense of wings, it felt almost like a joy.
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From this reading But there was worse to bear: after the violence of his anger came the violence of his love.
