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Chapter VII
Carlisle's breast rose and fell. "Why do you tell this to me?" "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...." Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other. The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
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for the reason that
From this reading “"Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why do you tell this to me?"”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.”
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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 "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carlisle's breast rose and fell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
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From this reading Carlisle's breast rose and fell.
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From this reading Carlisle's breast rose and fell.
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From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do you tell this to me?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
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From this reading Carlisle's breast rose and fell.
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From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
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From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
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From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
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From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
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From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
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From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why do you tell this to me?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
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From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
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From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
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From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
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From this reading Carlisle's breast rose and fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why do you tell this to me?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why do you tell this to me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why do you tell this to me?"
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From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the flickering Cooney gas, the two stood staring at each other.
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From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why do you tell this to me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because," said Vivian, "I've felt I--did you such a wrong--that night...."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why do you tell this to me?"
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From this reading The young man hurried on: "I've had it on my mind ever since, and have wanted very much to tell you....
