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Chapter II
"There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort. At the last she had such dignity! Her silence seemed fine and brave. She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself. The search has carried her beyond our sight.
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later than; following
From this reading “She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “The search has carried her beyond our sight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her silence seemed fine and brave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The search has carried her beyond our sight.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “"There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the last she had such dignity!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her silence seemed fine and brave.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Her silence seemed fine and brave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.”
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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 She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
later than; following
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
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From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her silence seemed fine and brave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the last she had such dignity!
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The search has carried her beyond our sight.
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From this reading Her silence seemed fine and brave.
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From this reading The search has carried her beyond our sight.
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From this reading "There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.
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From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
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From this reading At the last she had such dignity!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her silence seemed fine and brave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
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From this reading "There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the last she had such dignity!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The search has carried her beyond our sight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her silence seemed fine and brave.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the last she had such dignity!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
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From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The search has carried her beyond our sight.
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From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
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From this reading The search has carried her beyond our sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her silence seemed fine and brave.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the last she had such dignity!
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From this reading The search has carried her beyond our sight.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Her silence seemed fine and brave.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
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From this reading "There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At the last she had such dignity!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the last she had such dignity!
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From this reading "There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is one thing, however, that gives me strange comfort.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked at us from a deep still peace as if, after all her losing of the way, she had at last found it and Herself.
