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Chapter III
“Why did he put that sting into our reconciliation? Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much. I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it. He did not again ask me to forgive him, and he did not offer me his forgiveness. The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not again ask me to forgive him, and he did not offer me his forgiveness.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not again ask me to forgive him, and he did not offer me his forgiveness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not again ask me to forgive him, and he did not offer me his forgiveness.
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From this reading He did not again ask me to forgive him, and he did not offer me his forgiveness.
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From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
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From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
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From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why did he put that sting into our reconciliation?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
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From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
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From this reading He did not again ask me to forgive him, and he did not offer me his forgiveness.
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From this reading He did not again ask me to forgive him, and he did not offer me his forgiveness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
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From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why did he put that sting into our reconciliation?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not again ask me to forgive him, and he did not offer me his forgiveness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
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From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
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From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
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From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
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From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Why did he put that sting into our reconciliation?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
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From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not again ask me to forgive him, and he did not offer me his forgiveness.
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From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
not any; not one
From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
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From this reading He did not again ask me to forgive him, and he did not offer me his forgiveness.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Why did he put that sting into our reconciliation?
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From this reading “Why did he put that sting into our reconciliation?
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From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
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From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
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From this reading “Why did he put that sting into our reconciliation?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why did he put that sting into our reconciliation?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
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From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
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From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The breach in the wall was closed, and the barrier stood intact and impregnable between us.
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From this reading “Why did he put that sting into our reconciliation?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I withdrew my hand from his very slowly; he made no effort to retain it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had he not done it so innocently, so unintentionally, it would not have hurt so much.
