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Chapter X
“It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?” The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply. “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.” She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain. “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
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later than; following
From this reading ““It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.””
but in spite of that
From this reading “The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.”
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later than; following
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
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From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
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From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
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From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
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From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
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From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
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From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
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From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
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From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
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From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
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From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
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From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
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From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
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From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
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From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
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From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
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From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
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From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
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From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
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From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
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From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s twenty years--he married me after David got the divorce, you knew that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
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From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
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From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
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From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
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From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There was nothing for me to forgive; we all had his great example.”
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From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked up with swimming eyes, her lips twitching with pain.
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From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
but in spite of that
From this reading The old man’s face saddened yet more deeply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is twenty years,” she said at last, “and I have suffered--have you never forgiven me, William Cheyney?”
