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Chapter XX
Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON. What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover? Marcia Grandon wonders what she would do, what she had better do? The years are beginning to fly apace. True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
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later than; following
From this reading “True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The years are beginning to fly apace.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Marcia Grandon wonders what she would do, what she had better do?”
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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 What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
later than; following
From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
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From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
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From this reading The years are beginning to fly apace.
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From this reading What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The years are beginning to fly apace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
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From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The years are beginning to fly apace.
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From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
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From this reading Marcia Grandon wonders what she would do, what she had better do?
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From this reading What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Marcia Grandon wonders what she would do, what she had better do?
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From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
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From this reading The years are beginning to fly apace.
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From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
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From this reading Marcia Grandon wonders what she would do, what she had better do?
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From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marcia Grandon wonders what she would do, what she had better do?
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From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
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From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
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From this reading What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
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From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
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From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
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From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
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From this reading What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
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From this reading Marcia Grandon wonders what she would do, what she had better do?
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From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
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From this reading What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marcia Grandon wonders what she would do, what she had better do?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Love that is ignorant, and hatred have almost the same ends.--BEN JONSON.
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From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The years are beginning to fly apace.
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From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading True, Gertrude married at thirty, after she had lost her greatest attractions, and was quite indifferent whether she pleased or not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What if Jasper Wilmarth should prove that ardently desired person, a lover?
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From this reading Marcia Grandon wonders what she would do, what she had better do?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Marcia Grandon wonders what she would do, what she had better do?
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From this reading The years are beginning to fly apace.
