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Chapter XXVIII
FREE! Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him. His impotence to aid her poisoned the joy of his escape. The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever. Her unlucky passion almost forbade him to be the one to aid her.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “FREE!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Her unlucky passion almost forbade him to be the one to aid her.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.”
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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 Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
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From this reading His impotence to aid her poisoned the joy of his escape.
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From this reading Her unlucky passion almost forbade him to be the one to aid her.
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From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her unlucky passion almost forbade him to be the one to aid her.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
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From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His impotence to aid her poisoned the joy of his escape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
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From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
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From this reading Her unlucky passion almost forbade him to be the one to aid her.
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From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
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From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His impotence to aid her poisoned the joy of his escape.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His impotence to aid her poisoned the joy of his escape.
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From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
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From this reading His impotence to aid her poisoned the joy of his escape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
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From this reading His impotence to aid her poisoned the joy of his escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His impotence to aid her poisoned the joy of his escape.
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From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her unlucky passion almost forbade him to be the one to aid her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her unlucky passion almost forbade him to be the one to aid her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His impotence to aid her poisoned the joy of his escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His impotence to aid her poisoned the joy of his escape.
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From this reading Her unlucky passion almost forbade him to be the one to aid her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ambrose put off with a heart big with compassion for the piteous little figure he was leaving behind him.
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From this reading The worst of it was that it was impossible for him to return the feeling she had for him--even though Colina were lost to him forever.
