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Chapter III
"You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion. "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman! I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny. I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself." "To save myself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “"And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"To save myself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."”
except for; apart from
From this reading “I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."”
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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 "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
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From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
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From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
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From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
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From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
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From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
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From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
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From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
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From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
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From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
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From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
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From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
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From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "To save myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
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From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
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From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
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From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
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From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
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From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
except for; apart from
From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
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From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
at the time that
From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
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From this reading "And even now, when I have an opportunity, you debar me from atoning for the past, and becoming an honest woman!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--you blighted my life!" she cried in a towering rage, her face blanched with passion.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am not such a blind fool, however, as to bow calmly to your tyranny.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I have already sacrificed too much, so I give you but one chance to save yourself."
