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Chapter XII
WAS IT LOVE? Was he in love? That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal. She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else. There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.”
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.”
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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 That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
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From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
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From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
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From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
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From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
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From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he in love?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
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From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was he in love?
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From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WAS IT LOVE?
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From this reading WAS IT LOVE?
not any; not one
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
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From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
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From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
something that needs very little effort
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
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From this reading That this was a question very interesting to Hester there can be no reason to conceal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAS IT LOVE?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
which person or people
From this reading There was no one else who had ever appeared to attract him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not even conceal it from herself, nor did she trifle with herself by pretending to suppose that if he were in love it could be with any one else.
