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Chapter XIV
"But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else. I didn't. I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..." This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House. North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
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any person at all
From this reading “"But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.”
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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 North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
any person at all
From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
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From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
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From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.
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From this reading I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..."
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From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
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From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.
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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
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From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
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From this reading I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..."
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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
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From this reading I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only meant to tell _you_, don't you see?..."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This subtlety was past the vision of the donator of the Dabney House.
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From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
belonging to which person
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
but in spite of that
From this reading North, south, east, or west, he could see nothing but a seraph-faced girl whose misery it was to feel the penitential pangs, yet not be able quite to rise to the fulness of reparation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I didn't tell you to tell anybody else.
