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Chapter XXXI
But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her. And, with a sort of sinking in her heart, she heard him begin: “Gyp, we MUST go away together. We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.” Pressing his hand to her cheeks, she murmured:
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pressing his hand to her cheeks, she murmured:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Gyp, we MUST go away together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.””
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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 And, with a sort of sinking in her heart, she heard him begin:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
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From this reading We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.”
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From this reading “Gyp, we MUST go away together.
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From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
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From this reading And, with a sort of sinking in her heart, she heard him begin:
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From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
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From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.”
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From this reading Pressing his hand to her cheeks, she murmured:
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From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
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From this reading “Gyp, we MUST go away together.
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From this reading We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.”
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From this reading “Gyp, we MUST go away together.
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From this reading Pressing his hand to her cheeks, she murmured:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
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From this reading And, with a sort of sinking in her heart, she heard him begin:
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From this reading And, with a sort of sinking in her heart, she heard him begin:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, with a sort of sinking in her heart, she heard him begin:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pressing his hand to her cheeks, she murmured:
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From this reading We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
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From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pressing his hand to her cheeks, she murmured:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Gyp, we MUST go away together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pressing his hand to her cheeks, she murmured:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, with a sort of sinking in her heart, she heard him begin:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, with a sort of sinking in her heart, she heard him begin:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, with a sort of sinking in her heart, she heard him begin:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can never stand it going on apart, snatching hours here and there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
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From this reading “Gyp, we MUST go away together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Gyp, we MUST go away together.
at the time that
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when, in the last backwater, he tied the boat up and came to sit with her once more, it was already getting late, and the vague melancholy of the now shadowy river was stealing into her.
