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Chapter II
"MY VALENTINE." * * * * * DEATH BED REVELATIONS. Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before. The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible." * * * * * STAMMERING WIT.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."”
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading * * * * * DEATH BED REVELATIONS.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
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From this reading * * * * * DEATH BED REVELATIONS.
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
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From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY VALENTINE."
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading * * * * * DEATH BED REVELATIONS.
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
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From this reading * * * * * STAMMERING WIT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men before they die see and comprehend enigmas hidden from them before.
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading "MY VALENTINE."
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From this reading The greatest poet, and one of the noblest thinkers of the last age, said on his death-bed:--"Many things obscure to me before, now clear up and become visible."
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From this reading * * * * * STAMMERING WIT.
