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Chapter XXXVII
"I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her. She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife. He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife. Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done. His conscience was clear.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.”
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “His conscience was clear.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.”
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From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
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From this reading His conscience was clear.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading His conscience was clear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she had rebuked him, and had demanded from him how he had dared to treat her as he had done.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had told him that she loved him and had asked him plainly to make her his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had told her that he could not do so,--that he was altogether resolved to make another woman his wife.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I Have Never Loved You" Silverbridge had now been in town three or four weeks, and Lady Mabel Grex had also been in London all that time, and yet he had not seen her.
