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Chapter XI
Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep! In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world. We must try something else. It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one. EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must try something else.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We must try something else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.”
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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 It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
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From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
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From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
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From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
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From this reading EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
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From this reading EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.
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From this reading We must try something else.
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From this reading EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.
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From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
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From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
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From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
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From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
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From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.
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From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
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From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must try something else.
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From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
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From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
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From this reading EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.
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From this reading EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.
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From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
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From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
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From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We must try something else.
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From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
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From this reading EIGHTH STUDY I Perhaps the clothes question is exhausted, philosophically.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is needless to explain that a Gothic religious life is not an idle one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
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From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
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From this reading We must try something else.
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From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must try something else.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Suppose one or two of them, as the handsomest people sometimes will, should go to sleep!
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From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In short, the singers there take away all our attention from the minister, and would do so if they were the homeliest people in the world.
