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Chapter X
'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself. 'That envied power of self-control, where is it? That power of concealment which a woman should have--where? To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known! But I was always so,--always!'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.”
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.”
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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 That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
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From this reading But I was always so,--always!'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I was always so,--always!'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
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From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I was always so,--always!'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
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From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
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From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
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From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
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From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
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From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
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From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
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From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I was always so,--always!'
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I was always so,--always!'
a lack of physical strength
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To run such risks, to come here alone,--oh, if it were known!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What weakness, what weakness!' she said to herself.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'That envied power of self-control, where is it?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
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From this reading That power of concealment which a woman should have--where?
