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Chapter VII
Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse. She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter. She would, being a woman. She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society. She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would, being a woman.”
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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 Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.
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From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
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From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
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From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
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From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.
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From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
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From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
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From this reading Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.
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From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
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From this reading Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
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From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
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From this reading Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.
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From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
above and across; more than
From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
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From this reading Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hester lives on, pious as pie, being a public nurse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
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From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
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From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
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From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She becomes at last an acknowledged saint, Abel of the Scarlet Letter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
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From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
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From this reading She has had her triumph over the individual man, so she quite loves subscribing to the whole spiritual life of society.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She will make herself as false as hell, for society's sake, once she's had her real triumph over Saint Arthur.
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From this reading She would, being a woman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would, being a woman.
