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Chapter XXIII
SERENA'S NEW SCHEME. If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man. He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition. The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment. And she had gone from him, gone in all the bitterness of her awful anguish out into the cold world--where?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.”
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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 If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
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From this reading And she had gone from him, gone in all the bitterness of her awful anguish out into the cold world--where?
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From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
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From this reading And she had gone from him, gone in all the bitterness of her awful anguish out into the cold world--where?
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From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
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From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
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From this reading And she had gone from him, gone in all the bitterness of her awful anguish out into the cold world--where?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
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From this reading And she had gone from him, gone in all the bitterness of her awful anguish out into the cold world--where?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
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From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
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From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
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From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
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From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
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From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
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From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
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From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
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From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
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From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And she had gone from him, gone in all the bitterness of her awful anguish out into the cold world--where?
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From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
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From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
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From this reading SERENA'S NEW SCHEME.
not any; not one
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she had gone from him, gone in all the bitterness of her awful anguish out into the cold world--where?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SERENA'S NEW SCHEME.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
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From this reading SERENA'S NEW SCHEME.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she had gone from him, gone in all the bitterness of her awful anguish out into the cold world--where?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was utterly prostrated; life seemed at an end to him; he had no hope, no ambition.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
in or at the place that
From this reading And she had gone from him, gone in all the bitterness of her awful anguish out into the cold world--where?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
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From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
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From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman he loved--his own dear wife--was gone from him forever, and with an awful curse resting upon her life, an inheritance of woe which was liable to descend upon her head at any moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If ever a man lived in the world with a broken heart, Keith Kenyon was the man.
