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Chapter XXIII
REGRETS. There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot! But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows! My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close! Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!”
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!”
except for; apart from
From this reading “There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!”
belonging to which person
From this reading “But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!”
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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 My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
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From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
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From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
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From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
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From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
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From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
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From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
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From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
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From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
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From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
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From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
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From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
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From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
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From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
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From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
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From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
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From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
not any; not one
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
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From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
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From this reading My pride—my folly—bade a husband die, His life embittered, hastened on its close!
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From this reading REGRETS.
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From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
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From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
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From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
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From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
except for; apart from
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
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From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
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From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
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From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
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From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
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From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
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From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
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From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
in or at the place that
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
which person or people
From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
belonging to which person
From this reading But where can she—the hopeless, find repose Whose anguish from her own transgression flows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no wretchedness where guilt is not; Religion can relieve the sharpest woes, All—save remorse, be softened or forgot!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
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From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yes, weep, ye who can weep,—but I—but I— My heart weeps tears of blood,—and yet my eyes are dry!
