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Chapter III
She and I alone in the house! I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book. He who had brought us together was gone. The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise. No pretence of love had ever existed between us.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She and I alone in the house!”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He who had brought us together was gone.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No pretence of love had ever existed between us.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.”
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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 I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and I alone in the house!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and I alone in the house!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
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From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He who had brought us together was gone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
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From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No pretence of love had ever existed between us.
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From this reading No pretence of love had ever existed between us.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
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From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
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From this reading He who had brought us together was gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He who had brought us together was gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He who had brought us together was gone.
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From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
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From this reading She and I alone in the house!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She and I alone in the house!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She and I alone in the house!
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From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
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From this reading No pretence of love had ever existed between us.
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From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
not any; not one
From this reading No pretence of love had ever existed between us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No pretence of love had ever existed between us.
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From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
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From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
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From this reading No pretence of love had ever existed between us.
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From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and I alone in the house!
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From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She and I alone in the house!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
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From this reading He who had brought us together was gone.
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From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He who had brought us together was gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He who had brought us together was gone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The link between us was broken--we were two strangers, rather hostile to each other than otherwise.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
which person or people
From this reading He who had brought us together was gone.
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From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
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From this reading I do not think that I could express our desolation more fully were I to write a whole book.
