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Chapter XXIII
He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed. "That I 'do know' what?" "That I've a consuming passion for you and that it's impossible." "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent. "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That I 'do know' what?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.”
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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 He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
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From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That I've a consuming passion for you and that it's impossible."
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From this reading He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
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From this reading "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent.
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From this reading "That I've a consuming passion for you and that it's impossible."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That I 'do know' what?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
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From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That I've a consuming passion for you and that it's impossible."
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From this reading "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
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From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That I 'do know' what?"
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From this reading "That I've a consuming passion for you and that it's impossible."
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From this reading "That I've a consuming passion for you and that it's impossible."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent.
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From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That I've a consuming passion for you and that it's impossible."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That I 'do know' what?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
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From this reading "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
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From this reading "That I've a consuming passion for you and that it's impossible."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That I 'do know' what?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That I 'do know' what?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He paused a moment; on which, as quite vague, she appealed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh impossible, my friend!" she sighed, but with a quickness in her assent.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Very good; it interferes, the gratification of it would interfere fatally, with the ambition of each of us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That I've a consuming passion for you and that it's impossible."
