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Chapter XIV
He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse. He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field. He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last. He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions. There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.”
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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 felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
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From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
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From this reading He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
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From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.
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From this reading He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
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From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
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From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
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From this reading He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.
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From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
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From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
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From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
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From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.
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From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
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From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
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From this reading He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.
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From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
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From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.
up to a particular time
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.
in the direction of
From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
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From this reading He stood watching them as they moved out into the road and turned down toward the field.
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From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
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From this reading He was not good at analyses of this nature; he was used to plain, blunt expressions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
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From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
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From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
in or at the place that
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He felt that she had sent him away; but still there was a look in her eyes which was not altogether-- He gave it up in despair at last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood watching her slow, painful pace till she reached the well, where Otto was standing with the horse.
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From this reading There was a woman's subtlety here quite beyond his reach.
