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Chapter XXVIII
For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union. One suffered through the other. Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace. Hatred was forced to come. They had loved like brutes, with hot passion, entirely sanguineous.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hatred was forced to come.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had loved like brutes, with hot passion, entirely sanguineous.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One suffered through the other.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One suffered through the other.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
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From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
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From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
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From this reading They had loved like brutes, with hot passion, entirely sanguineous.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
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From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hatred was forced to come.
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From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had loved like brutes, with hot passion, entirely sanguineous.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
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From this reading Hatred was forced to come.
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From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
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From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
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From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
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From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
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From this reading They had loved like brutes, with hot passion, entirely sanguineous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
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From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
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From this reading They had loved like brutes, with hot passion, entirely sanguineous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had loved like brutes, with hot passion, entirely sanguineous.
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From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
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From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One suffered through the other.
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From this reading One suffered through the other.
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From this reading They had loved like brutes, with hot passion, entirely sanguineous.
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From this reading They had loved like brutes, with hot passion, entirely sanguineous.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
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From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
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From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
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From this reading One suffered through the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
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From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One suffered through the other.
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From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hatred was forced to come.
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From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
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From this reading For two months, Thérèse and Laurent had been struggling in the anguish of their union.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hatred was forced to come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had loved like brutes, with hot passion, entirely sanguineous.
