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Chapter XVI
'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline. 'And the most anxious one of mine,' replied Glenmurray. 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline. 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.' Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “'And the most anxious one of mine,' replied Glenmurray.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'And the most anxious one of mine,' replied Glenmurray.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'And the most anxious one of mine,' replied Glenmurray.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'”
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.”
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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 Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
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From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
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From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And the most anxious one of mine,' replied Glenmurray.
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From this reading 'And the most anxious one of mine,' replied Glenmurray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
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From this reading Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
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From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
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From this reading Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
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From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
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From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
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From this reading 'And the most anxious one of mine,' replied Glenmurray.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'And the most anxious one of mine,' replied Glenmurray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
not any; not one
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'And the most anxious one of mine,' replied Glenmurray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And the most anxious one of mine,' replied Glenmurray.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'This is the most awful moment of my life,' said Adeline.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Adeline, with a look of agony, pressed the arm she held to her bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
a lack of physical strength
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'True,' returned Glenmurray, wiping the cold dews of weakness from his forehead: 'but no matter--at any rate, I should not have been with you long.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'If Mrs Mowbray forgives you, it will be probably on condition that--' 'Whatever be the conditions, I must accept them,' said Adeline.
