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Chapter XXXVI
Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it. She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within. “I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought. “And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps. She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.”
during the time that
From this reading “She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.”
but in spite of that
From this reading ““And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.”
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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 “And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.
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From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.
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From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.
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From this reading “And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.
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From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
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From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.
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From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
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From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
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From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
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From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
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From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.
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From this reading “I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
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From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
in the direction of
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adam understood Dinah’s haste to go away, and drew hope rather than discouragement from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.
during the time that
From this reading She wants to be quite quiet in her old way for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She was fearful lest the strength of her feeling towards him should hinder her from waiting and listening faithfully for the ultimate guiding voice from within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish I’d asked her to write to me, though,” he thought.
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet even that might disturb her a bit, perhaps.
