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Chapter X
"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent." --WILLIAM WATSON. It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there. It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner. Yet so it was.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."”
wealth or financial means
From this reading “"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet so it was.”
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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 It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
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From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
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From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
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From this reading It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.
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From this reading It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.
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From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
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From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.
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From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
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From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet so it was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
wealth or financial means
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
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From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
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From this reading --WILLIAM WATSON.
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From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
at the time that
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
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From this reading --WILLIAM WATSON.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet so it was.
