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Chapter XXIV
William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them. Hetty did not stir. To reach it she must pass him. She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall. Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.”
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading “Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “To reach it she must pass him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.”
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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 She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
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From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
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From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
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From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
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From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hetty did not stir.
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From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
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From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
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From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
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From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
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From this reading Hetty did not stir.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To reach it she must pass him.
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From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
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From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
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From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
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From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
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From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To reach it she must pass him.
not any; not one
From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hetty did not stir.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
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From this reading To reach it she must pass him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
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From this reading To reach it she must pass him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To reach it she must pass him.
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From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
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From this reading Hetty did not stir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To reach it she must pass him.
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From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
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From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even a callous man must have pitied her; and William Wright, though a vulgar man, was by no means a callous one.
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From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William Wright stared at the door as it closed upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
but in spite of that
From this reading She stood by the writing-table, her profile turned to him, her body bent with a great shame; suffering anguish, yet with an indignant pride holding it down and driving it inward as she repressed her bosom's rise and fall.
