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Chapter XVIII
"I loved him, Mrs. Wentworth. That is all my defense. Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me. Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely! Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!”
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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 Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
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From this reading That is all my defense.
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From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
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From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is all my defense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
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From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!
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From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I loved him, Mrs. Wentworth.
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From this reading Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I loved him, Mrs. Wentworth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is all my defense.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I loved him, Mrs. Wentworth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
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From this reading "I loved him, Mrs. Wentworth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That is all my defense.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
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From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all my defense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
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From this reading "I loved him, Mrs. Wentworth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Think what all my life had been--how dull, how sad, how lonely!
at the time that
From this reading Was it easy to put away happiness when it came to me in so fair a guise?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Call me weak, cowardly, wicked, if you will; but I could not put the temptation from me.
