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Chapter XXVII
MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest. I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace. My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity. To-day, I can only wipe away my tears. And yet I feel that I have need of Heaven to be cured.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet I feel that I have need of Heaven to be cured.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet I feel that I have need of Heaven to be cured.”
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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 I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
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From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
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From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet I feel that I have need of Heaven to be cured.
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From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
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From this reading To-day, I can only wipe away my tears.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet I feel that I have need of Heaven to be cured.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
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From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet I feel that I have need of Heaven to be cured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet I feel that I have need of Heaven to be cured.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet I feel that I have need of Heaven to be cured.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
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From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet I feel that I have need of Heaven to be cured.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day, I can only wipe away my tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
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From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I cannot suffer additionally; this certainty that nothing can augment my tears is a solace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day, I can only wipe away my tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My being has torn itself to such an extent that it has stopped in pity.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MARIE'S DEATH I have reached that plenitude of despair which is almost rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day, I can only wipe away my tears.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet I feel that I have need of Heaven to be cured.
