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Chapter XVII
Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands. She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover. And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on. She equivocated. She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
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later than; following
From this reading “She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.”
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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 Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
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From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
later than; following
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
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From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
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From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
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From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
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From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
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From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
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From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
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From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
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From this reading She equivocated.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
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From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
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From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
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From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
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From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
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From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
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From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
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From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
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From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
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From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover.
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From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
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From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, “after all, what is it?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
but in spite of that
From this reading And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on.
