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Chapter III
His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden. It is to-night that she comes. Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!” “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.” “If I give it,” said she, “your happiness goes with it, and mine, and that of our children.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!””
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.”
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From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
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From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
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From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
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From this reading “If I give it,” said she, “your happiness goes with it, and mine, and that of our children.”
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From this reading It is to-night that she comes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
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From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!”
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From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If I give it,” said she, “your happiness goes with it, and mine, and that of our children.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If I give it,” said she, “your happiness goes with it, and mine, and that of our children.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I give it,” said she, “your happiness goes with it, and mine, and that of our children.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is to-night that she comes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “If I give it,” said she, “your happiness goes with it, and mine, and that of our children.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!”
To recall to mind.
From this reading Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is to-night that she comes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Give it back to me!” he cried; “it is my fate to finish the quest of the white doe.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “If I give it,” said she, “your happiness goes with it, and mine, and that of our children.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now it remains for you to remember your word once given to me!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His wife looked at him long and sorrowfully; then she said: “On your life and soul be it, and on mine also, that your anger makes me tell what I would have kept hidden.
