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Chapter XXXIII
Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself. For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master. He had a sense that his life was over. He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever. A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had a sense that his life was over.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He had a sense that his life was over.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.”
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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 He had a sense that his life was over.
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From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
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From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever.
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From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
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From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
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From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever.
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From this reading He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
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From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
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From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a sense that his life was over.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
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From this reading He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
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From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
a period of time or extent
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
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From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a sense that his life was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
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From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
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From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
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From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
above and across; more than
From this reading He had a sense that his life was over.
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From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
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From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a sense that his life was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
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From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a sense that his life was over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
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From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt as though his very heart-strings had snapped and parted for ever.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had a sense that his life was over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Othmar went into his great library, and shut the door upon himself.
at the time that
From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For more than an hour he paced to and fro the length of the room, overcome with an agitation which he could not master.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A great love cannot perish without some such throb as a strong animal life suffers when it is forcibly torn asunder.
