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Chapter XXIII
In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own. For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her. She was bad—she knew that. She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently. If only she had had more courage!
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.”
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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 In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
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From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
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From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
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From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
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From this reading She was bad—she knew that.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
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From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
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From this reading If only she had had more courage!
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From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
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From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
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From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
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From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
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From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
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From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
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From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only she had had more courage!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
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From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
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From this reading She was bad—she knew that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
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From this reading If only she had had more courage!
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From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
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From this reading If only she had had more courage!
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From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
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From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
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From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was bad—she knew that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the meantime Jennie had been going through a moral crisis of her own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
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From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was bad—she knew that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
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From this reading For the first time in her life, aside from the family attitude, which had afflicted her greatly, she realized what the world thought of her.
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From this reading She had yielded on two occasions to the force of circumstances which might have been fought out differently.
