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Chapter XIX
"Florian!" The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain. "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved! Nor would you admit your father either! That looks very strange!"
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “"That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Nor would you admit your father either!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Nor would you admit your father either!”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!”
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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 The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
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From this reading Nor would you admit your father either!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
one or the other of two
From this reading Nor would you admit your father either!
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From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor would you admit your father either!
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From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
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From this reading "Florian!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
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From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
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From this reading That looks very strange!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor would you admit your father either!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That looks very strange!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The exclamation broke from her lips like a cry of physical pain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That looks very strange!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nor would you admit your father either!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "That was a mistake of yours!" he went on recklessly, his eyes beginning to glitter with the fever raging in his mind, "You should not have shut the doors against your lover, my beloved!
