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Chapter XV
“Yes.” “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature. “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?” “Yes, my beautiful, my generous Didine.” “Swear to me,” said she, “that only death shall divide us.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?””
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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 “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
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From this reading “Yes, my beautiful, my generous Didine.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Swear to me,” said she, “that only death shall divide us.”
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From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
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From this reading “Yes, my beautiful, my generous Didine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Swear to me,” said she, “that only death shall divide us.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, my beautiful, my generous Didine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Swear to me,” said she, “that only death shall divide us.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
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From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Swear to me,” said she, “that only death shall divide us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Swear to me,” said she, “that only death shall divide us.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Swear to me,” said she, “that only death shall divide us.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Swear to me,” said she, “that only death shall divide us.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Swear to me,” said she, “that only death shall divide us.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Swear to me,” said she, “that only death shall divide us.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not believe I could love you more than I did!--Now I shall not be a mere incident, but your whole life?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
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From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, I will be more than your wife--I am your slave, I give you my life,” said the poor deluded creature.
