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Chapter X
AN OLD MAN'S SECRET. Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife. The sharp remembrance cut him to the heart like a sword. He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips. "May Heaven have pity!" he groaned.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"May Heaven have pity!" he groaned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"May Heaven have pity!" he groaned.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “AN OLD MAN'S SECRET.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.”
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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 The sharp remembrance cut him to the heart like a sword.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD MAN'S SECRET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
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From this reading He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.
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From this reading He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.
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From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
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From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
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From this reading He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.
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From this reading The sharp remembrance cut him to the heart like a sword.
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From this reading He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.
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From this reading He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.
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From this reading "May Heaven have pity!" he groaned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "May Heaven have pity!" he groaned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
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From this reading The sharp remembrance cut him to the heart like a sword.
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From this reading "May Heaven have pity!" he groaned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sharp remembrance cut him to the heart like a sword.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
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From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
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From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
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From this reading The sharp remembrance cut him to the heart like a sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN OLD MAN'S SECRET.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May Heaven have pity!" he groaned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.
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From this reading AN OLD MAN'S SECRET.
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From this reading "May Heaven have pity!" he groaned.
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From this reading The sharp remembrance cut him to the heart like a sword.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading AN OLD MAN'S SECRET.
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From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
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From this reading The sharp remembrance cut him to the heart like a sword.
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From this reading The sharp remembrance cut him to the heart like a sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sharp remembrance cut him to the heart like a sword.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
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From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He fell back with a cry of anguish, and the love-words died upon his lips.
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From this reading Yes, he was Serena Lynne's betrothed husband, and bound in honor to make her his wife.
