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Chapter XIV
Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart. She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman. "She doesn't worry me: I _love_ her!" Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation. She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.”
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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 Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
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From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
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From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
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From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
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From this reading "She doesn't worry me: I _love_ her!"
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From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
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From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
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From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
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From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
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From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
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From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She doesn't worry me: I _love_ her!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
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From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
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From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
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From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She doesn't worry me: I _love_ her!"
not any; not one
From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
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From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
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From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
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From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She herself had placed Martin before all created things, but there had been no tenderness in her heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katrine heard again the tone of the deep, rich voice giving the simple explanation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Grizel possessed that love; a spring of tenderness and sympathy, welling within her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had found it easy to live with a querulous old woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She doesn't worry me: I _love_ her!"
