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Chapter XVIII
She told him all with brief, quiet words. She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress. She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished. She told of her doubts, how they had swelled and flamed. She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told him all with brief, quiet words.”
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From this reading She told him all with brief, quiet words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She told of her doubts, how they had swelled and flamed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
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From this reading She told him all with brief, quiet words.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
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From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
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From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
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From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
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From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
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From this reading She told of her doubts, how they had swelled and flamed.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
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From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
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From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
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From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
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From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
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From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
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From this reading She told of her doubts, how they had swelled and flamed.
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From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She told of her doubts, how they had swelled and flamed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told him all with brief, quiet words.
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From this reading She told of her doubts, how they had swelled and flamed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
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From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
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From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
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From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
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From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
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From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
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From this reading She told him all with brief, quiet words.
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From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told him all with brief, quiet words.
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From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
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From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
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From this reading She told of her doubts, how they had swelled and flamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She spoke softly, her eyes, her fingers, resting on the embroidery of her dress.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told of her doubts, how they had swelled and flamed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She seemed the guilty one, but dignified in her error, ready to be punished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told him all with brief, quiet words.
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From this reading She repeated the reproaches she had made to herself, described her visions, her delirious cruelty, her suspicions, the dream, the presentiment, her intention of pardon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She told him all with brief, quiet words.
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From this reading She told him all with brief, quiet words.
