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Chapter XXXI
Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still. She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache. She had felt very weak, and her knees shook under her as she crossed the room. Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang. If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She had felt very weak, and her knees shook under her as she crossed the room.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.”
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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 If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
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From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
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From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
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From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
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From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
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From this reading Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.
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From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had felt very weak, and her knees shook under her as she crossed the room.
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From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.
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From this reading Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had felt very weak, and her knees shook under her as she crossed the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had felt very weak, and her knees shook under her as she crossed the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
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From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.
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From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
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From this reading She had felt very weak, and her knees shook under her as she crossed the room.
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From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
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From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
not any; not one
From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
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From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had felt very weak, and her knees shook under her as she crossed the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had felt very weak, and her knees shook under her as she crossed the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beyond that she felt nothing, no amazement, no sorrow, no anger, nor any sort of pang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
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From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had turned out the light, for it hurt her eyes and made her head ache.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She had felt very weak, and her knees shook under her as she crossed the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne sat in her chair by the fireside, very still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had felt very weak, and her knees shook under her as she crossed the room.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she had been aware of the trembling of her body, she would have attributed it to the agitation of a disagreeable encounter.
