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Chapter XXXI
To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death. "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret. "I always said love would be a grand passion with Jay. He will love once, and that will be forever, and to his wife he will be always true." Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He will love once, and that will be forever, and to his wife he will be always true."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I always said love would be a grand passion with Jay.”
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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 "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.
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From this reading Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.
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From this reading "I always said love would be a grand passion with Jay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.
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From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.
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From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
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From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
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From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
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From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
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From this reading He will love once, and that will be forever, and to his wife he will be always true."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I always said love would be a grand passion with Jay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He will love once, and that will be forever, and to his wife he will be always true."
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From this reading "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I always said love would be a grand passion with Jay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I always said love would be a grand passion with Jay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I always said love would be a grand passion with Jay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.
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From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He will love once, and that will be forever, and to his wife he will be always true."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I always said love would be a grand passion with Jay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor, hapless Bernardine could have cried aloud as she listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He will love once, and that will be forever, and to his wife he will be always true."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
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From this reading He will love once, and that will be forever, and to his wife he will be always true."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To sit quietly by and hear mother and daughter discuss the man she loved, was as hard for Bernardine to endure as the pangs of death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He will love once, and that will be forever, and to his wife he will be always true."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will love once, and that will be forever, and to his wife he will be always true."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I always said love would be a grand passion with Jay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is sure to be a worshipful husband," said Miss Margaret.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I always said love would be a grand passion with Jay.
