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Chapter IV
Martha was not looking for a confession like this. It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling. While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it. She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him. “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.”
during the time that
From this reading “While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.”
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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 Martha was not looking for a confession like this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
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From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
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From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.
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From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
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From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
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From this reading Martha was not looking for a confession like this.
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From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
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From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
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From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
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From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
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From this reading She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Martha was not looking for a confession like this.
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From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.
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From this reading She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
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From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
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From this reading Martha was not looking for a confession like this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.
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From this reading Martha was not looking for a confession like this.
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From this reading Martha was not looking for a confession like this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Martha was not looking for a confession like this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
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From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
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From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Martha was not looking for a confession like this.
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From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It took away her shame at once, and the passion of it thrilled her, and left her trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martha was not looking for a confession like this.
during the time that
From this reading While he spoke her lashes drooped quickly, her face softened, and the color came back to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She began intertwining her fingers, and would not look up at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ef y'u hates me like the rest uv ye, why don't ye say it right out?
