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Chapter XIV
Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm. "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father." "Oh!" said Densher again. "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help." Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh!" said Densher again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “"They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.”
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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 Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh!" said Densher again.
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From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
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From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
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From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" said Densher again.
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From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
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From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
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From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
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From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
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From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
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From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" said Densher again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh!" said Densher again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "He's too bad almost to name, but he has come upon Marian, and Marian has shrieked for help."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Lowder's soreness, it was still not obscure, had discovered in free speech to him a momentary balm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Densher wondered at this with intensity; and his curiosity compromised for an instant with his discretion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They've the misfortune to have, I suppose you know, a dreadful horrible father."
