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Chapter XXXVIII
"I would that I were low laid in my grave." She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband. His hands are full of papers. "Are you at liberty?" says he. "Have you a moment?
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later than; following
From this reading “She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “His hands are full of papers.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you a moment?”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “"Are you at liberty?" says he.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I would that I were low laid in my grave."”
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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 "Have you a moment?
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From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
later than; following
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Are you at liberty?" says he.
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From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
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From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you a moment?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you at liberty?" says he.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
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From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
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From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "Are you at liberty?" says he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
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From this reading "Have you a moment?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
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From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His hands are full of papers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you at liberty?" says he.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
at the time that
From this reading She is still sitting silent, lost in thought, after Felix's departure, when the door opens once again to admit her husband.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would that I were low laid in my grave."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you at liberty?" says he.
