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Chapter VI
A word from him would save them. No one else can save them. Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken. He is silent for Goneril's sake. If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one else can save them.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “A word from him would save them.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A word from him would save them.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.”
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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 A word from him would save them.
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From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No one else can save them.
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From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
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From this reading No one else can save them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
apart from; not including
From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
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From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He is silent for Goneril's sake.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A word from him would save them.
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From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
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From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
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From this reading He is silent for Goneril's sake.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is silent for Goneril's sake.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A word from him would save them.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is silent for Goneril's sake.
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From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
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From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
not any; not one
From this reading No one else can save them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one else can save them.
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From this reading He is silent for Goneril's sake.
except for; apart from
From this reading A word from him would save them.
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From this reading He is silent for Goneril's sake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A word from him would save them.
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From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A word from him would save them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he ever cared for any one in the world, except himself, he may have cared a little for Goneril.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A word from him would save them.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet at the last minute, his one little glimmer of faithfulness keeps the word unspoken.
