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Chapter XVI
"Raoul behaved like a madman. In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me. Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise. If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go." "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.”
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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 "Raoul behaved like a madman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
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From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"
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From this reading "Raoul behaved like a madman.
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From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
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From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
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From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"
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From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
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From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
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From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
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From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Raoul behaved like a madman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Raoul behaved like a madman.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"
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From this reading "Raoul behaved like a madman.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"
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From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
