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Chapter VII
“Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone. “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions. Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved. But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery. My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.”
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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 “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
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From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
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From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
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From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
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From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
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From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
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From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
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From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
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From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
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From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
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From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
not any; not one
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
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From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
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From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
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From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
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From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
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From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
