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Chapter IX
OF THE SAME OPINION STILL. “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’” R. W. Emerson. MRS. CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ““Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.”
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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 CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
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From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
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From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
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From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading R. W. Emerson.
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From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
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From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
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From this reading OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
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From this reading R. W. Emerson.
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE SAME OPINION STILL.
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
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From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
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From this reading R. W. Emerson.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CRICHTON had left Sothernbay a few days before her brother’s first visit to Colonel Methvyn, so Mr. Guildford was alone again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
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From this reading “Then I said, ‘I covet truth, Beauty is unripe childhood’s cheat— I leave it behind with the games of youth.’”
