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Chapter XIX
When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own. "It was not a pleasant story," he said. "I ought not to have told it to you." They scarcely spoke at all as they descended. He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I ought not to have told it to you."”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I ought not to have told it to you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It was not a pleasant story," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I ought not to have told it to you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.”
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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 "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
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From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
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From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.
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From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I ought not to have told it to you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ought not to have told it to you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I ought not to have told it to you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They scarcely spoke at all as they descended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I ought not to have told it to you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not understand his own unreasoning happiness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was not a pleasant story," he said.
at the time that
From this reading When he took her hand to assist her to rise he felt it tremble in his own.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I ought not to have told it to you."
