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Chapter XII
His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair. They would all be the same; he should give it up. She did not understand. Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own. "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They would all be the same; he should give it up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not understand.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They would all be the same; he should give it up.”
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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 Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
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From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
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From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
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From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
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From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not understand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
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From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
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From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
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From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
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From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
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From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
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From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
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From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
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From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not understand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
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From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
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From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His murmur resolved itself into muttered despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not understand.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
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From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not understand.
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From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
at the time that
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
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From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Curbing her impatience, she knelt down by his side, and brought her head on a level with his own.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would all be the same; he should give it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear, you are doing just what this Lemaire wishes you to do, when the only fatal thing would be to yield to him.
