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Chapter III
She could not look at him. His words in their beautiful unconsciousness appalled her. Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength. She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place. She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not look at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could not look at him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.”
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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 She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
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From this reading His words in their beautiful unconsciousness appalled her.
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From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She could not look at him.
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From this reading She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.
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From this reading His words in their beautiful unconsciousness appalled her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not look at him.
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From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
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From this reading Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His words in their beautiful unconsciousness appalled her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could not look at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His words in their beautiful unconsciousness appalled her.
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From this reading She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His words in their beautiful unconsciousness appalled her.
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From this reading She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.
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From this reading She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not look at him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not look at him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.
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From this reading Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.
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From this reading She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.
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From this reading She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not look at him.
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From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His words in their beautiful unconsciousness appalled her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.
in the direction of
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
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From this reading Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.
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From this reading His words in their beautiful unconsciousness appalled her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
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From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
in or at the place that
From this reading She must see just where Augustine put her, just how he judged her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was walking on the verge of a precipice but she knew that with steady footsteps she could go towards her appointed place.
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From this reading His words in their beautiful unconsciousness appalled her.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she had to go on, to profit by her own trance-like strength.
