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_Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her. She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence. Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside. Strange little Elza! Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.
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later than; following
From this reading “_Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Strange little Elza!”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “_Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.”
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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 _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
later than; following
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
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From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
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From this reading Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
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From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
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From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
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From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
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From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
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From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
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From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
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From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
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From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
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From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
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From this reading Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
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From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange little Elza!
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From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
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From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
not any; not one
From this reading Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
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From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strange little Elza!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
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From this reading Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
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From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
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From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Love--and Hate_ I did not harm this Tara, though I was sorely tempted to; and after a moment we quieted her.
at the time that
From this reading She was crying and laughing by turns; but when we seated her on the divan she controlled herself and fell into a sullen silence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.
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From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elza, pale and frightened at her escape, faced the woman, and waved Wolfgar and me aside.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Resolute, she stood there, and would brook no interference with her purpose.
