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Chapter VI
The Family Martyr. I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character. She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls. She had been married at eighteen, and now she was seventy. I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been married at eighteen, and now she was seventy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.”
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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 need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been married at eighteen, and now she was seventy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been married at eighteen, and now she was seventy.
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From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been married at eighteen, and now she was seventy.
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From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading She had been married at eighteen, and now she was seventy.
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From this reading The Family Martyr.
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From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
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From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
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From this reading She had been married at eighteen, and now she was seventy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Family Martyr.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading She had been married at eighteen, and now she was seventy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
above and across; more than
From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
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From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading She had been married at eighteen, and now she was seventy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
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From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Family Martyr.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been married at eighteen, and now she was seventy.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
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From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She had lain awake almost the whole night, thinking over the long life which she had spent within those walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I need not say that the feelings with which the old woman awaited the decision of her fate were of a very different character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder whether she felt in herself one tithe of the difference which these words imply.
