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Chapter XXXIX
"I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man. I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved. "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife? Reason told me that there was none. In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Reason told me that there was none.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Reason told me that there was none.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?”
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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 "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
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From this reading "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?
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From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
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From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
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From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
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From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
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From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
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From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
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From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
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From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
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From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
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From this reading "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?
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From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
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From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
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From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reason told me that there was none.
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From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
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From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
not one, and not any
From this reading Reason told me that there was none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
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From this reading Reason told me that there was none.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
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From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?
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From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
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From this reading "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reason told me that there was none.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I went back to my mother's house a broken and a disappointed man.
which person or people
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had solved the mystery of Margaret's conduct, and at the same time had set a barrier between myself and the woman I loved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In her eyes I must henceforth appear the man who had voluntarily set himself to work to discover her father's guilt, and track him to the gallows.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Was there any hope that she would ever be my wife?
