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Chapter XX
That night I could not rest. It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm. What I had dared to hope for had come. She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others. The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What I had dared to hope for had come.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “That night I could not rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That night I could not rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.”
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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 She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
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From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
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From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I had dared to hope for had come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That night I could not rest.
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From this reading What I had dared to hope for had come.
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From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
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From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
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From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What I had dared to hope for had come.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
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From this reading What I had dared to hope for had come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night I could not rest.
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From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
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From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
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From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
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From this reading That night I could not rest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That night I could not rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night I could not rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night I could not rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was impossible to rid myself of the picture of Mrs. Falchion as I had seen her by the precipice in the storm.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I had dared to hope for had come.
at the time that
From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm of wind and rain that had swept down the ravine was not wilder than her passions when I left her with Justine in the dark night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been awakened; and with the awakening had risen a new understanding of her own life and the lives of others.
