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Chapter XXXIX
“Well?”—he was curious. “Why in her sublimity. And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes. For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware? No,” he mused; “I suppose she thinks of that even yet.”
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No,” he mused; “I suppose she thinks of that even yet.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No,” he mused; “I suppose she thinks of that even yet.””
up to a particular time
From this reading “And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well?”—he was curious.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “No,” he mused; “I suppose she thinks of that even yet.””
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From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
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From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
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From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
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From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
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From this reading “Well?”—he was curious.
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From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No,” he mused; “I suppose she thinks of that even yet.”
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From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well?”—he was curious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why in her sublimity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why in her sublimity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No,” he mused; “I suppose she thinks of that even yet.”
not any; not one
From this reading No,” he mused; “I suppose she thinks of that even yet.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
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From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
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From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
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From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why in her sublimity.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No,” he mused; “I suppose she thinks of that even yet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No,” he mused; “I suppose she thinks of that even yet.”
up to a particular time
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
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From this reading For that it did,” said Maria, “open them—” “She can’t help”—he had taken it up—“being aware?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well?”—he was curious.
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From this reading “Well?”—he was curious.
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From this reading “Why in her sublimity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
but in spite of that
From this reading No,” he mused; “I suppose she thinks of that even yet.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And that belief had remained with her, I make out, till the accident of the other day opened your eyes.
