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Chapter XXXIV
AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion. She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again. She was alive! She could see! She could be as other women!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could see!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.”
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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 THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
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From this reading She was alive!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She could be as other women!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could be as other women!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could see!
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From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
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From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
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From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
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From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
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From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
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From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
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From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
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From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
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From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
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From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
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From this reading She could be as other women!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could see!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
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From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
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From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
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From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
a wild area where few people live
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
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From this reading She could be as other women!
