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Chapter XXXV
THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia. They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now. Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them. The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair. She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.”
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading “The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.”
in the direction of
From this reading “THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
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From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
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From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
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From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
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From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
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From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
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From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
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From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
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From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
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From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
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From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
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From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
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From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
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From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
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From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
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From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
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From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
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From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
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From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
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From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
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From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
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From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
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From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading The despair in human love was theirs; and love is half despair.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not again embrace, but stood silent, almost apathetic now.
in the direction of
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
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From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MEANS--AND THE END I Halsey turned toward Virginia.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Passion was far away from them, indeed had never fully seized them.
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From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
which person or people
From this reading She might have been some beautiful statue in white marble, so cold was she; and as for the man who faced her, his anger gone, he himself might have been the image of hopelessness.
