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THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me. What had happened had not been my fault. The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him. And yet I shuddered at it all. Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What had happened had not been my fault.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.”
in the direction of
From this reading “THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet I shuddered at it all.”
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From this reading And yet I shuddered at it all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And yet I shuddered at it all.
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From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
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From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
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From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
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From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
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From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
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From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet I shuddered at it all.
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From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
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From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
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From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
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From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
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From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
not any; not one
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
not one, and not any
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
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From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
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From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
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From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
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From this reading And yet I shuddered at it all.
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From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
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From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
in the direction of
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Though I had taken life before, it was in the heat of battle, and the thing had left no impression upon me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
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From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
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From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I WALKED rapidly toward the Vallée de Misère, looking neither to the right nor to the left of me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened had not been my fault.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The quarrel was none of my seeking, and Lignières would have surely killed me if the luck had been with him.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet I shuddered at it all.
