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Chapter XII
The days went by, and she received no sign. Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret? A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her. And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed. She said no word to anybody.
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Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading “A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.”
any person at all
From this reading “She said no word to anybody.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The days went by, and she received no sign.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.”
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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 A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
Having an unpleasantly bitter or pungent taste or smell.
From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The days went by, and she received no sign.
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From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
any person at all
From this reading She said no word to anybody.
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From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The days went by, and she received no sign.
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From this reading The days went by, and she received no sign.
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From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
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From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
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From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
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From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
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From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
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From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
not any; not one
From this reading The days went by, and she received no sign.
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From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
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From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
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From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days went by, and she received no sign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said no word to anybody.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
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From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The days went by, and she received no sign.
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From this reading The days went by, and she received no sign.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days went by, and she received no sign.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
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From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her secret?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dreary weight of anxiety and acrid bitterness settled on her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days went by, and she received no sign.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said no word to anybody.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet Ursula knew she was only deceiving herself, and that he _would_ proceed.
