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Chapter VIII
We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner. “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood. “Yes.” The tone was one of utter conviction. “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The tone was one of utter conviction.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!””
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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 “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
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From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
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From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
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From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
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From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
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From this reading The tone was one of utter conviction.
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From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
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From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
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From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
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From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
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From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tone was one of utter conviction.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The tone was one of utter conviction.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tone was one of utter conviction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tone was one of utter conviction.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not laugh; we did not even question her sanity; at least I did not; there was too much meaning in her manner.
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From this reading “I had never believed in such things--never thought about them, but--it was a week ago--in the library--I have not seen a happy moment since--” “My darling!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A specter,” her husband repeated with a suggestive glance at the brilliant sunshine in which we all stood.
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From this reading “Yes.”
