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Chapter XIX
CONFESSION. "Errington is completely ruined!" De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night. What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean? How would he live?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.”
any thing at all
From this reading “What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
any thing at all
From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
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From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
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From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
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From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
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From this reading "Errington is completely ruined!"
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From this reading CONFESSION.
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From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
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From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
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From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
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From this reading "Errington is completely ruined!"
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From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How would he live?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
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From this reading How would he live?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Errington is completely ruined!"
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From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
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From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
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From this reading How would he live?
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From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
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From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
above and across; more than
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
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From this reading "Errington is completely ruined!"
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
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From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
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From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
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From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
which person or people
From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading De Burgh's words repeated themselves over and over again in Katherine's ears through the darkness and silence of her sleepless night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would become of him--that grave, stately man who had never known the touch of anything common or unclean?
