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Chapter XVI
AGNES. IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home. The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared. But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration. It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.”
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.”
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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 IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
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From this reading AGNES.
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From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
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From this reading The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
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From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
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From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
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From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.
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From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
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From this reading The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.
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From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
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From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
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From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
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From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
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From this reading The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.
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From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.
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From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
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From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
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From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It hardly seemed possible that the pale, emaciated phantom she had seen could be the blooming creature she once knew.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The more she thought of the story she had heard, the more probable it appeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the change in Agnes herself was what weighed most painfully upon her; and the more she reflected, the more she was struck with the alteration.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IT was with a sad heart that Letty returned to her home.
