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Chapter XI
"But one imagines nobody can escape his fate." "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never. It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised. It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!" "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.”
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From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
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From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
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From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
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From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
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From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
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From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
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From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But one imagines nobody can escape his fate."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the fate of all women that each shall some time love some man to desperation, and be despised.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is my fate to have learned too late to love you, Michael----" "Ah, Liane, Liane!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you hold me in too much contempt to be willing to recognise the truth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Men can, some of them; men such as you, rare as you are, know how to cheat destiny; but women never.
