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Chapter XX
There were moments when she saw herself as two women. One had still the passion and the memory of freedom. The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred. * * * * * Her isolation was now extreme. She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.
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made afraid or less confident
From this reading “The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “There were moments when she saw herself as two women.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.”
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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 The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
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From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.
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From this reading She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were moments when she saw herself as two women.
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From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
made afraid or less confident
From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
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From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
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From this reading * * * * * Her isolation was now extreme.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
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From this reading One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.
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From this reading She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.
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From this reading She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.
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From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There were moments when she saw herself as two women.
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From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
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From this reading * * * * * Her isolation was now extreme.
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From this reading She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.
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From this reading There were moments when she saw herself as two women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.
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From this reading * * * * * Her isolation was now extreme.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.
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From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
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From this reading One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.
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From this reading There were moments when she saw herself as two women.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were moments when she saw herself as two women.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.
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From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One had still the passion and the memory of freedom.
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From this reading There were moments when she saw herself as two women.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had had nothing to give to any friends she might have made.
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From this reading There were moments when she saw herself as two women.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were moments when she saw herself as two women.
at the time that
From this reading There were moments when she saw herself as two women.
which person or people
From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
belonging to which person
From this reading The other was a cowed and captive creature who had forgotten; whose cramped motions guided her; whose instinct of submission she abhorred.
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From this reading There were moments when she saw herself as two women.
