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Chapter X
Her eyes blazed with scorn. “Love you? After what you have done? Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!” She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
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later than; following
From this reading “After what you have done?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After what you have done?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “After what you have done?”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!””
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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 stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
later than; following
From this reading After what you have done?
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From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
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From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
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From this reading Her eyes blazed with scorn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After what you have done?
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From this reading Her eyes blazed with scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
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From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
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From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
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From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After what you have done?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes blazed with scorn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
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From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
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From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
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From this reading “Love you?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
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From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyes blazed with scorn.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After what you have done?
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From this reading She stopped in front of him, her white face and gleaming eyes almost on a level with his, and he could not but quail before the bitter loathing that revealed itself so plainly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes blazed with scorn.
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From this reading Oh, that I could find words to tell you how I hate you!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Love you?
