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Chapter I
Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world. Ghost House He is happy in society of his choosing. My November Guest He is in love with being misunderstood. Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love. A Late Walk He courts the autumnal mood.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “My November Guest He is in love with being misunderstood.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.”
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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 Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
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From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
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From this reading A Late Walk He courts the autumnal mood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading My November Guest He is in love with being misunderstood.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
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From this reading Ghost House He is happy in society of his choosing.
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From this reading A Late Walk He courts the autumnal mood.
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From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
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From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
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From this reading Ghost House He is happy in society of his choosing.
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From this reading My November Guest He is in love with being misunderstood.
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From this reading Ghost House He is happy in society of his choosing.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
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From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ghost House He is happy in society of his choosing.
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From this reading Ghost House He is happy in society of his choosing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ghost House He is happy in society of his choosing.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
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From this reading A Late Walk He courts the autumnal mood.
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From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
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From this reading My November Guest He is in love with being misunderstood.
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From this reading My November Guest He is in love with being misunderstood.
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From this reading A Late Walk He courts the autumnal mood.
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From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
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From this reading My November Guest He is in love with being misunderstood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ghost House He is happy in society of his choosing.
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From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
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From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
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From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
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From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
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From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
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From this reading Ghost House He is happy in society of his choosing.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
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From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
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From this reading A Late Walk He courts the autumnal mood.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Love and a Question He is in doubt whether to admit real trouble to a place beside the hearth with love.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My November Guest He is in love with being misunderstood.
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From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
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From this reading Part I Into My Own The youth is persuaded that he will be rather more than less himself for having forsworn the world.
