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Chapter XXXIII
A PROMISE RETRACTED. Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it. She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness. But they had shown her a lower depth still, and bidden her descend into it. Should she obey them?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But they had shown her a lower depth still, and bidden her descend into it.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.”
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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 A PROMISE RETRACTED.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
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From this reading But they had shown her a lower depth still, and bidden her descend into it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they had shown her a lower depth still, and bidden her descend into it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
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From this reading But they had shown her a lower depth still, and bidden her descend into it.
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From this reading But they had shown her a lower depth still, and bidden her descend into it.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
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From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
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From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
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From this reading But they had shown her a lower depth still, and bidden her descend into it.
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From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
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From this reading Should she obey them?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
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From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
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From this reading A PROMISE RETRACTED.
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From this reading A PROMISE RETRACTED.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should she obey them?
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From this reading But they had shown her a lower depth still, and bidden her descend into it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they had shown her a lower depth still, and bidden her descend into it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Should she obey them?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they had shown her a lower depth still, and bidden her descend into it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Left alone, Leslie Warburton faced her problem, and found herself mastered by it.
which person or people
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
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From this reading She had believed herself already overwhelmed with misery--had fancied that in coming among these people who claimed her, she had taken the last step down into the valley of humiliation, of shame, of utter wretchedness.
