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Chapter XXXIII
"Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed. I strove against the stream, and all in vain. Let the great river take me to the main. No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more." --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I strove against the stream, and all in vain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let the great river take me to the main.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let the great river take me to the main.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “--_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.”
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “"Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “--_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let the great river take me to the main.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.”
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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 No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I strove against the stream, and all in vain.
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From this reading I strove against the stream, and all in vain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
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From this reading "Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more."
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From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
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From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
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From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.
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From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let the great river take me to the main.
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From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
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From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I strove against the stream, and all in vain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I strove against the stream, and all in vain.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the great river take me to the main.
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From this reading No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let the great river take me to the main.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.
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From this reading "Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.
not any; not one
From this reading "Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
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From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
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From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let the great river take me to the main.
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading "Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I strove against the stream, and all in vain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I strove against the stream, and all in vain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let the great river take me to the main.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I strove against the stream, and all in vain.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Ask me no more; thy fate and mine are sealed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let the great river take me to the main.
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From this reading No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I strove against the stream, and all in vain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_The Princess._ Almost as Cecil steps into her carriage, Sir Penthony Stafford is standing on her steps, holding sweet converse with her footman at her own hall-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield; Ask me no more."
