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Chapter XI
"Good-baye!" I said at last, watching her retreating figure. How I hated myself for doing it! After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me. Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
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later than; following
From this reading “After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said at last, watching her retreating figure.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “How I hated myself for doing it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round 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 After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
later than; following
From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I said at last, watching her retreating figure.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
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From this reading How I hated myself for doing it!
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From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
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From this reading I said at last, watching her retreating figure.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How I hated myself for doing it!
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From this reading "Good-baye!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
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From this reading How I hated myself for doing it!
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I said at last, watching her retreating figure.
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From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
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From this reading How I hated myself for doing it!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said at last, watching her retreating figure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How I hated myself for doing it!
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said at last, watching her retreating figure.
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From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading How I hated myself for doing it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said at last, watching her retreating figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said at last, watching her retreating figure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
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From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said at last, watching her retreating figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After she had vanished, I repeated in a dreamy way, "Good-baye!" looking hopelessly round me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with a kind of heart-broken cry, I shook my clenched fists in the air, staggered to the pedestal of a winged figure, buried my face in my arms, and made my shoulders heave.
