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Chapter X
But no. Alas, no, no! I was and was not free. All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me. It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, no, no!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I was and was not free.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.”
in the direction of
From this reading “All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.”
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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 It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, no, no!
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From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was and was not free.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no.
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From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I was and was not free.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was and was not free.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
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From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
not any; not one
From this reading But no.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was and was not free.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
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From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
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From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
in the direction of
From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
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From this reading All my soul turned toward her, but something stronger than my soul constrained me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was and was not free.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seemed to me that I longed for her with such longing as might have killed a live man, or might have made a dead one live again.
