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Chapter XXIII
With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure. He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points. It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong. He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding. The fact argued not a perversion but a lack in her character.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.”
without protection or defence without safety or defence from danger
From this reading “He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.”
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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 The fact argued not a perversion but a lack in her character.
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From this reading He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding.
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From this reading He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
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From this reading The fact argued not a perversion but a lack in her character.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.
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From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fact argued not a perversion but a lack in her character.
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From this reading The fact argued not a perversion but a lack in her character.
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From this reading It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure.
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From this reading He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding.
one or the other of two
From this reading It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.
apart from; not including
From this reading He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding.
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From this reading The fact argued not a perversion but a lack in her character.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.
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From this reading The fact argued not a perversion but a lack in her character.
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From this reading With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure.
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From this reading He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding.
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From this reading He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding.
not any; not one
From this reading With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.
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From this reading The fact argued not a perversion but a lack in her character.
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From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
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From this reading With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure.
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From this reading With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.
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From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He acquitted her of all fault, except as to the deadly one of misreading and misunderstanding.
without protection or defence without safety or defence from danger
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw that the rupture with his sister was final, and the thrust attained him in one of his few unprotected points.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Thorpe there could be no half-way measure.
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From this reading It was not as though he felt either himself or his sister consciously in the wrong.
