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Chapter VII
"I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks. "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman. But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common. Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant. Before, I had never seen it.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before, I had never seen it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “"'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before, I had never seen it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.”
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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 But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
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From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
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From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before, I had never seen it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
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From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
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From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before, I had never seen it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before, I had never seen it.
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From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
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From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
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From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
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From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before, I had never seen it.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
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From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
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From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
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From this reading Before, I had never seen it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
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From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
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From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
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From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate, looks.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman.
