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Chapter XXII
Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time. BYRON. MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news. "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero! I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.”
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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 I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
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From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
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From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!
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From this reading MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
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From this reading BYRON.
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From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
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From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
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From this reading "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!
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From this reading MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news.
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From this reading MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
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From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
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From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
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From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
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From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
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From this reading MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news.
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From this reading "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
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From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
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From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
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From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
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From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
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From this reading MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news.
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From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!
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From this reading MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news.
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From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!
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From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
at the time that
From this reading MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can't forget how I tried with all my might to get up a match between him and Ella.
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From this reading MOLLY wrote Betty delighted congratulations when she heard the news.
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From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
but in spite of that
From this reading Odd made Even Yes, it was love, if thoughts of tenderness, Tried in temptation, strengthened by distress, Unmoved by absence, firm in every clime, And yet—oh, more than all!—untired by time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To think that you should be the one to comfort my hero!
