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Chapter XI
‘What else--Sahib?... Oh, forgive me--forgive! The death has driven me mad. Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment. If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The death has driven me mad.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.”
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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 Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
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From this reading If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?
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From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
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From this reading The death has driven me mad.
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From this reading The death has driven me mad.
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From this reading ‘What else--Sahib?...
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From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
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From this reading Oh, forgive me--forgive!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
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From this reading If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The death has driven me mad.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The death has driven me mad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, forgive me--forgive!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, forgive me--forgive!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘What else--Sahib?...
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The death has driven me mad.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thou art the life of my heart, and the light of my eyes, and the breath of my life, and--and I have put thee from me, though it was but for a moment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What else--Sahib?...
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If thou goest away, to whom shall I look for help?
