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Chapter V
"No; but I must. I want to be free from the promise we made to each other." "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton." "I cannot see what that has to do with it. I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
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acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"I cannot see what that has to do with it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"No; but I must.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."”
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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 like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
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From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
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From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
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From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
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From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
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From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No; but I must.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
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From this reading "I cannot see what that has to do with it.
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From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I cannot see what that has to do with it.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
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From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
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From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I cannot see what that has to do with it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; but I must.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "No; but I must.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; but I must.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot see what that has to do with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I cannot see what that has to do with it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
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From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I want to be free from the promise we made to each other."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I cannot see what that has to do with it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I cannot see what that has to do with it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "It all comes," returned her husband without any show of irritation, "from my telling Fenton."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I like the absence from questioning, the avoidance of gossip, as much as you can; but it makes me feel as if I were a living lie to have Mr. Herman bringing his honest love to me to be met only by deception.
