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Chapter III
HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine? CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades? CHARLES: And--lips to lips---- HAEMON: Ah, God! You will?--you will? CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?”
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From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
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From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
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From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
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From this reading CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
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From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
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From this reading CHARLES: And--lips to lips---- HAEMON: Ah, God!
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From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
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From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
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From this reading CHARLES: And--lips to lips---- HAEMON: Ah, God!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
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From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
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From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
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From this reading CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?
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From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
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From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
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From this reading CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
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From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES: And--lips to lips---- HAEMON: Ah, God!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading CHARLES (_quietly_): If they are still---- HAEMON: Under these shades?
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From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHARLES: Hush! something--No, it was But fate cried out in me, not any voice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will?--you will?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HAEMON: Ah then, it runs in you, the rush And pang that answer mine?
