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Chapter XI
"I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings. She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody." "Oh, Dorothy!" Regret, sorrow, infinite tenderness, all were audible in that cry. Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."”
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “"I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.”
every person
From this reading “She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “"I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."”
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From this reading Regret, sorrow, infinite tenderness, all were audible in that cry.
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From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
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From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
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From this reading Regret, sorrow, infinite tenderness, all were audible in that cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
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From this reading Regret, sorrow, infinite tenderness, all were audible in that cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
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From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
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From this reading "Oh, Dorothy!"
every person
From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
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From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
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From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
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From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
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From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Regret, sorrow, infinite tenderness, all were audible in that cry.
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From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
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From this reading Regret, sorrow, infinite tenderness, all were audible in that cry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
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From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
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From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
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From this reading "Oh, Dorothy!"
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From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Regret, sorrow, infinite tenderness, all were audible in that cry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Regret, sorrow, infinite tenderness, all were audible in that cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Regret, sorrow, infinite tenderness, all were audible in that cry.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
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From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have dared to hope so, despite the little opportunity she has given me to express my feelings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Regret, sorrow, infinite tenderness, all were audible in that cry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Indeed, it seemed as if for the moment her thoughts were more taken up with her cousin's unhappiness than with her own.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She has always held me back, and that very decidedly, or my devotion would have been apparent to everybody."
