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Chapter VI
My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering. No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house. And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen. All the days are alike, and all the tasks, and all the faces. It is ennui and death.
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any thing at all
From this reading “And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.”
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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 My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading All the days are alike, and all the tasks, and all the faces.
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From this reading All the days are alike, and all the tasks, and all the faces.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
any thing at all
From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the days are alike, and all the tasks, and all the faces.
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From this reading No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.
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From this reading No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.
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From this reading All the days are alike, and all the tasks, and all the faces.
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From this reading It is ennui and death.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
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From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
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From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading It is ennui and death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the days are alike, and all the tasks, and all the faces.
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From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.
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From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is ennui and death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
not any; not one
From this reading No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
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From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
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From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the days are alike, and all the tasks, and all the faces.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, outside of the petty domestic incidents that I have related, never does anything happen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
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From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading My first feelings of revolt having quieted down a little, my life proceeds here monotonously and stupidly; and I am gradually getting accustomed to it, without too great moral suffering.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one ever comes here; one would take it for a cursed house.
