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Chapter XXXIII
Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word. She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss. Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child. He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him. But the worst must not come.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But the worst must not come.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.”
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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 Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
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From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
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From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
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From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the worst must not come.
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From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.
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From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
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From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.
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From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
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From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But the worst must not come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the worst must not come.
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From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.
except for; apart from
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She held the boy, whom she had come to save, tight in her arms; and the thought that she held him was bliss to her, though poisoned bliss.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henrietta crouched beside the lamp, lulling the child from time to time with a murmured word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would know—even if the worst came—what she had done for him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whatever happened he would learn that she had reached the child.
