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Chapter XXIII
"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us. Vain self-deception! The love we _have_ given is all we had to give. If we had had more in us it would have come out. The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If we had had more in us it would have come out.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If we had had more in us it would have come out.”
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From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
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From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
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From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we had had more in us it would have come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
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From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
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From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
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From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If we had had more in us it would have come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we had had more in us it would have come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
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From this reading Vain self-deception!
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From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
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From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
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From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
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From this reading Vain self-deception!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If we had had more in us it would have come out.
