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Chapter V
“If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark. “Yes--it would have been better, no doubt. People advised me to do so, and I tried. Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself. Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Yes--it would have been better, no doubt.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.”
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From this reading People advised me to do so, and I tried.
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From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading People advised me to do so, and I tried.
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From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
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From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
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From this reading “Yes--it would have been better, no doubt.
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From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading People advised me to do so, and I tried.
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From this reading “Yes--it would have been better, no doubt.
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From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
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From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
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From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
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From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
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From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
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From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
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From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes--it would have been better, no doubt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
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From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading People advised me to do so, and I tried.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
not any; not one
From this reading “Yes--it would have been better, no doubt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
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From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
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From this reading People advised me to do so, and I tried.
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From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
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From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading People advised me to do so, and I tried.
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From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
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From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
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From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
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From this reading People advised me to do so, and I tried.
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From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yes--it would have been better, no doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes--it would have been better, no doubt.
but in spite of that
From this reading Three or four times I went away, and yet I always returned--it was stronger than myself.
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From this reading Besides, I’m his wife; I’ve paid dearly for him; he’s mine--I won’t yield him to any one else.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If I had been in your position, I should have left my husband,” M. Fortunat ventured to remark.
