Chapter XXV
'In what way?' she asked distantly. 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.' 'You thought wrong: he is not.' 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more. I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
Chapter XXV
'In what way?' she asked distantly. 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.' 'You thought wrong: he is not.' 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more. I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'In what way?' she asked distantly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.
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From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'
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From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'
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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
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From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
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From this reading 'He is not--I believe you--for he is more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'
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From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
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From this reading I now am persuaded that he is your lawful husband.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
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From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'In what way?' she asked distantly.
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From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You thought wrong: he is not.'
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From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I lately thought that unhappy young man was only your too-favoured lover.'