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Chapter IV
"It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand. "It has always been." "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden. Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?" The man hesitated.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"It has always been."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"It has always been."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"”
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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 "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
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From this reading "It has always been."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It has always been."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has always been."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man hesitated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man hesitated.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
not one, and not any
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is here! now!" he cried, striking his breast passionately with clenched hand.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it is not fine enough, large enough, to forgive me here, crying now at your feet?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And your love was a great love; there was none greater," she continued; "or so you said in the rose garden.
