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Chapter VII
AN UNDESIRED BLESSING. Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention. "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly. "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning. Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “"There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.”
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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 "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
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From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
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From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
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From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
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From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNDESIRED BLESSING.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
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From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
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From this reading AN UNDESIRED BLESSING.
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From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
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From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
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From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
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From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
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From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
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From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
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From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
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From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
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From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
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From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
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From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
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From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
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From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
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From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
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From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
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From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
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From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
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From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
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From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
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From this reading AN UNDESIRED BLESSING.
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From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
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From this reading "There is something very fascinating about the rhythm of his lines, though I confess I don't grasp their meaning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
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From this reading "The venerable Esdras was certainly a poet in his own way!" he remarked lightly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
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From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
but in spite of that
From this reading Alwyn had listened with an absorbed yet somewhat mystified air of attention.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Still, I should like to have them all the same,--will you let me write them out just as you have translated them?"
