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Chapter XXVIII
HUSBAND AND WIFE. Had she no kind word for Evan? Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever. No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word? And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?”
in the direction of
From this reading “No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.”
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From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
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From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.
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From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
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From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
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From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
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From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.
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From this reading Had she no kind word for Evan?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
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From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had she no kind word for Evan?
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From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she no kind word for Evan?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.
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From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she no kind word for Evan?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
not any; not one
From this reading Had she no kind word for Evan?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
above and across; more than
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she no kind word for Evan?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
in the direction of
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No kind word for Evan? her beloved, her betrayed, her life-treasure once, towards whom still all the wealth of her heart longed to pour itself out; and she might not send him one kind word?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she no kind word for Evan?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Diana felt as if her heart would snap some one of its cords, and give over its weary beating at once and for ever.
but in spite of that
From this reading And he did not know that she had been true to him; and yet he had remained true to her.
