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Chapter VII
"Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day. To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her. This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences. He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first. Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
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an old word for “before”
From this reading “"Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.”
in the direction of
From this reading “To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.”
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
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From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
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From this reading To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
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From this reading To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.
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From this reading To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.
an old word for “before”
From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
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From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
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From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
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From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
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From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
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From this reading To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
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From this reading To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.
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From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
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From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
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From this reading To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
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From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
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From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
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From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
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From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
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From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
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From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
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From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
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From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
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From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This might all be imagination, but the idea, once in possession of her mind, found numberless sustaining evidences.
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From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.
in the direction of
From this reading To increase her anxious doubts, her husband seemed to grow cold towards her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
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From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out more frequently in the evening and stayed out later than at first.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, and only reply in monosyllables to her questions or remarks.
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From this reading "Thus it was with my young friend, ere six months had passed since her wedding-day.
