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Chapter XIV
I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes. "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?" I was silent,--too choked with wrath and pain to speak. All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure. Yet ...
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was silent,--too choked with wrath and pain to speak.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet ...”
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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 All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
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From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
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From this reading I was silent,--too choked with wrath and pain to speak.
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From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
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From this reading "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
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From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
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From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?"
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
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From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
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From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
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From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
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From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
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From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
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From this reading "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?"
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From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was silent,--too choked with wrath and pain to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?"
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From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
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From this reading I was silent,--too choked with wrath and pain to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was silent,--too choked with wrath and pain to speak.
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From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
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From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was silent,--too choked with wrath and pain to speak.
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From this reading I was silent,--too choked with wrath and pain to speak.
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From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was silent,--too choked with wrath and pain to speak.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?"
which person or people
From this reading All I could do was to hold out my hand to Lucio, who grasped it with a cordial and sympathetic pressure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I loosened my grasp of her,--she recovered her self-possession by an effort, and looked at me straightly with cold unfeeling eyes.
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From this reading I was silent,--too choked with wrath and pain to speak.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet ...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What did you marry me for?" she demanded--"For my sake or your own?"
