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Chapter I
This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay. This was the letter Gwendolen found on her table: DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week. In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden. How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was the letter Gwendolen found on her table:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.”
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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 This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
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From this reading How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
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From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
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From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
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From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
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From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
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From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
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From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the letter Gwendolen found on her table:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
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From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
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From this reading This was the letter Gwendolen found on her table:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the letter Gwendolen found on her table:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
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From this reading How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
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From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
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From this reading How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
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From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
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From this reading This was the letter Gwendolen found on her table:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
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From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
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From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
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From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
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From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the letter Gwendolen found on her table:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
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From this reading This was the letter Gwendolen found on her table:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the letter Gwendolen found on her table:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
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From this reading How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
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From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
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From this reading How could you be so thoughtless as to leave me in uncertainty about your address?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the letter Gwendolen found on her table:
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From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
which person or people
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This man contrives a secret ’twixt us two, That he may quell me with his meeting eyes Like one who quells a lioness at bay.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAREST CHILD.—I have been expecting to hear from you for a week.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In your last you said the Langens thought of leaving Leubronn and going to Baden.
