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Chapter XX
“No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that. I don't want to be free. But you will not understand. Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late! It would kill me.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I don't want to be free.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you will not understand.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would kill me.”
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From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't want to be free.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you will not understand.
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From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
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From this reading I don't want to be free.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I don't want to be free.
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From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't want to be free.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
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From this reading It would kill me.
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From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would kill me.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
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From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
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From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
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From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
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From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
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From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you will not understand.
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From this reading “No, no,” cried the girl, trying in vain to restrain her agitation and her tears, “not that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to be free.
at the time that
From this reading Circumstances are so cruel, and if, Stanhope, you ever should regret when it is too late!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But you will not understand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would kill me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you will not understand.
