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Chapter VIII
August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M. There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog. Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance. Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor. After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
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later than; following
From this reading “After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.”
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From this reading August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
later than; following
From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
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From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
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From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
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From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
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From this reading August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
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From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
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From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
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From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
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From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
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From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
at the time that
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
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From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
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From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
