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Chapter XXI
Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters. At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose. The passing of Torres had meant nothing to her. Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her. If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The passing of Torres had meant nothing to her.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.”
for each
From this reading “Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.”
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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 At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.
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From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
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From this reading At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.
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From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
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From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
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From this reading At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.
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From this reading Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.
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From this reading Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.
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From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
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From this reading Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.
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From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The passing of Torres had meant nothing to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The passing of Torres had meant nothing to her.
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From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
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From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
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From this reading Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
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From this reading The passing of Torres had meant nothing to her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.
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From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
not any; not one
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The passing of Torres had meant nothing to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The passing of Torres had meant nothing to her.
above and across; more than
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The passing of Torres had meant nothing to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
for each
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Accustomed from girlhood to exercise the high powers of life and death over her semi-savage and degenerate people, human life, per se, had no sacredness to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.
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From this reading At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The passing of Torres had meant nothing to her.
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From this reading The passing of Torres had meant nothing to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
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From this reading Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If life were good and lovely, then, naturally, it was the right thing to let it live.
which person or people
From this reading Long the Lady Who Dreams gazed down at the playing waters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last, with a sighed “My poor dog,” she arose.
