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Chapter XXII
At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back. "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope. She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin. She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still. Was it possible to love and despise together?
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a person who helps another person commit a crime
From this reading “She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.”
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a person who helps another person commit a crime
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
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From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
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From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
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From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
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From this reading Was it possible to love and despise together?
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From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
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From this reading She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.
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From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
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From this reading She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
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From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
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From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was it possible to love and despise together?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
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From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was it possible to love and despise together?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is it he?" she kept asking herself, and as often cried out against the hope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was it possible to love and despise together?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first Hetty walked swiftly across the fields, not daring to look back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had no right to pray as she was praying: it was suing God to make Himself an accomplice in sin.
but in spite of that
From this reading She ought to hate the man, yet--God forgive her!--she loved him still.
