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Chapter XXI
CONFESSION. “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?” A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him. Her husband could not reply. “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Her husband could not reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ““O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?””
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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 A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
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From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
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From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
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From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
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From this reading CONFESSION.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her husband could not reply.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
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From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
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From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
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From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband could not reply.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
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From this reading Her husband could not reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
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From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
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From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
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From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
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From this reading Her husband could not reply.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
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From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
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From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
at the time that
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
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From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
which person or people
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
belonging to which person
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A white trembling hand was on Coldstream’s arm, and he turned to meet the wistful, pleading gaze of his wife, whose light footstep he had not heard when she came to seek him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would Oscar do but for Io? is it Io who keeps him from peace?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “O Oscar――my life! there is some terrible secret which you would keep even from me.
