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Chapter XXVI
Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring. A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him. She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind. To Evadne Hildreth, love was a wonderfully sacred thing. The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To Evadne Hildreth, love was a wonderfully sacred thing.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.”
in the direction of
From this reading “A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.”
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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 great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
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From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
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From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
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From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
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From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
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From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
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From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
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From this reading To Evadne Hildreth, love was a wonderfully sacred thing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
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From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
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From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
not any; not one
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
above and across; more than
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
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From this reading The ring fretted her and she longed to be freed from its presence, but Louis held her to her promise.
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From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
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From this reading To Evadne Hildreth, love was a wonderfully sacred thing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
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From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Evadne Hildreth, love was a wonderfully sacred thing.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
in the direction of
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A great tenderness was growing up in her heart toward him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
which person or people
From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
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From this reading To Evadne Hildreth, love was a wonderfully sacred thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
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From this reading She yearned over him as only those can understand who know what it is to carry the burden of souls upon their hearts by night and day but no thought of love ever crossed her mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three years had slipped away and Evadne still wore her cousin's ring.
