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Chapter XVI
After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse. The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed. He would not wait any longer. She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him. But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
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later than; following
From this reading “After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she dreaded to see the dead man return.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would not wait any longer.”
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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 After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
later than; following
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
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From this reading He would not wait any longer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
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From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
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From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
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From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
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From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
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From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not wait any longer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
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From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
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From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
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From this reading He would not wait any longer.
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From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
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From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not wait any longer.
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From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
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From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
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From this reading But she dreaded to see the dead man return.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
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From this reading She suffered as much as he did in refusing herself to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
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From this reading After a fortnight's patience Ligny urged her to resume their former intercourse.
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From this reading He would not wait any longer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The period which she herself had fixed had elapsed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not wait any longer.
