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Chapter XXXV
A MOTHER'S APPEAL. "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise. She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him. Life held nothing for her now. It was noon before she rose, and then she went to her boudoir.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was noon before she rose, and then she went to her boudoir.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.”
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading “She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was noon before she rose, and then she went to her boudoir.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.”
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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 MOTHER'S APPEAL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
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From this reading A MOTHER'S APPEAL.
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From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
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From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was noon before she rose, and then she went to her boudoir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was noon before she rose, and then she went to her boudoir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
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From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
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From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
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From this reading Life held nothing for her now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
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From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MOTHER'S APPEAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was noon before she rose, and then she went to her boudoir.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life held nothing for her now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was noon before she rose, and then she went to her boudoir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was noon before she rose, and then she went to her boudoir.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned her face to the wall and said it would be easier to die--her life was spoiled, nothing could give her back her faith and trust in her husband or her love for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was noon before she rose, and then she went to her boudoir.
at the time that
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She would not bear it--she could not bear it," this was Lady Marion's conclusion in the morning, when the sunbeams peeping in her room told her it was time to rise.
