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Chapter XII
'I cannot bear this any longer!' he exclaimed. 'Three months since I saw you alone! Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time! What a fearful struggle this keeping apart has been!' 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Three months since I saw you alone!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What a fearful struggle this keeping apart has been!'”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a fearful struggle this keeping apart has been!'”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “'Three months since I saw you alone!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.”
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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 Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
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From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
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From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Three months since I saw you alone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
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From this reading 'I cannot bear this any longer!' he exclaimed.
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From this reading What a fearful struggle this keeping apart has been!'
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From this reading 'I cannot bear this any longer!' he exclaimed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What a fearful struggle this keeping apart has been!'
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From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
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From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
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From this reading 'I cannot bear this any longer!' he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
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From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
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From this reading 'I cannot bear this any longer!' he exclaimed.
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From this reading What a fearful struggle this keeping apart has been!'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
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From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a fearful struggle this keeping apart has been!'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I cannot bear this any longer!' he exclaimed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I cannot bear this any longer!' he exclaimed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
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From this reading What a fearful struggle this keeping apart has been!'
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From this reading 'I cannot bear this any longer!' he exclaimed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
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From this reading 'Three months since I saw you alone!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
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From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Three months since I saw you alone!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading 'Three months since I saw you alone!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a fearful struggle this keeping apart has been!'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I cannot bear this any longer!' he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Three months since I saw you alone!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a glimpse of you in church, or a bow from the distance, in all that time!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a fearful struggle this keeping apart has been!'
at the time that
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
but in spite of that
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Three months since I saw you alone!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Yet I would have had strength to persist, since it seemed best,' she murmured when she could speak, 'had not your words on your condition so alarmed and saddened me.
