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Chapter X
TWO LOVE LETTERS. PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears. She went upstairs, intending to go straight to her own room. She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales. She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went upstairs, intending to go straight to her own room.”
during the time that
From this reading “PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.”
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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 PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
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From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
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From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales.
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From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
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From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
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From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales.
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From this reading She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales.
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From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
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From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went upstairs, intending to go straight to her own room.
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From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading She went upstairs, intending to go straight to her own room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS.
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From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS.
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From this reading She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
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From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
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From this reading She went upstairs, intending to go straight to her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went upstairs, intending to go straight to her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went upstairs, intending to go straight to her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS.
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From this reading She went upstairs, intending to go straight to her own room.
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From this reading She did not want to exhibit her grief before kindly Miss Scales.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went upstairs, intending to go straight to her own room.
at the time that
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
during the time that
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PROUDLY as Beatrix had carried herself while she was face to face with her father, her firmness gave way all at once when she left him, and she burst into a flood of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shrank from her governess’s sympathy--would not for worlds have told her secret, or bared her wounds, or allowed Cyril’s affection to be canvassed or criticised.
