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Chapter I
CALEB FIELD. A Tale of the Puritans. “PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MRS. MARGARET MAITLAND,” “MERKLAND,” &c. “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
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an old form of “does”
From this reading ““Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MRS.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading ““Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.”
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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 A Tale of the Puritans.
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From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
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From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
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From this reading MARGARET MAITLAND,” “MERKLAND,” &c.
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From this reading CALEB FIELD.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
an old form of “does”
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
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From this reading CALEB FIELD.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
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From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
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From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
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From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MRS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MRS.
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From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
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From this reading MARGARET MAITLAND,” “MERKLAND,” &c.
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From this reading MARGARET MAITLAND,” “MERKLAND,” &c.
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From this reading MARGARET MAITLAND,” “MERKLAND,” &c.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Tale of the Puritans.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
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From this reading “PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MRS.
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From this reading A Tale of the Puritans.
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From this reading A Tale of the Puritans.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Tale of the Puritans.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
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From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not.
