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Chapter XIV
“What is it, dear?” she asked tenderly. “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips. In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury. But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing. IX.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What is it, dear?” she asked tenderly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.”
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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 In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
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From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
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From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is it, dear?” she asked tenderly.
the two together, not just one
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
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From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
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From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
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From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
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From this reading “What is it, dear?” she asked tenderly.
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From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
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From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
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From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
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From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
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From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
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From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
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From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
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From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
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From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
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From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it, dear?” she asked tenderly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it, dear?” she asked tenderly.
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From this reading IX.
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From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is it, dear?” she asked tenderly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is it, dear?” she asked tenderly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it, dear?” she asked tenderly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Stoop down,” whispered the other; and as Grace bowed her ear Mrs. Maynard touched her cheek with her dry lips.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But they both knew upon what terms the pardon was accorded, and that if Mrs. Maynard had died, she would have died holding Grace answerable for her undoing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this kiss doubtless she forgave the wrong which she had hoarded in her heart, and there perverted into a deadly injury.
