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Chapter XXIV
"Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own? There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone. All alone in the world Melisande, Alone, alone." ETHEL CLIFFORD. The long evening was before Janey.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The long evening was before Janey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.”
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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 "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
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From this reading All alone in the world Melisande, Alone, alone."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The long evening was before Janey.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
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From this reading ETHEL CLIFFORD.
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From this reading ETHEL CLIFFORD.
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From this reading The long evening was before Janey.
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From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
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From this reading The long evening was before Janey.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
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From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long evening was before Janey.
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From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
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From this reading All alone in the world Melisande, Alone, alone."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
