Chapter XXIX

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everything was dead.

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From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading Was it indeed the end?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Had he gone for ever?

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything was dead.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Had he gone for ever?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading Had he gone for ever?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Had he gone for ever?

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading Was it indeed the end?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Everything was dead.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

at the time that

From this reading That had been Vera's answer when Claude asked despairingly if love was dead.

in or at the place that

From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.

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From this reading The words were in her mind now as she stood alone in the room where her poets, and her actors, and her philosophers, looked at her from the white walls, and where the sound of the great hall door closing heavily as her husband shut it behind him was still in her ears.