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Chapter XXIV
“HOW LITTLE YOU UNDERSTAND.” “What thing is Love which nought can countervail? Nought save itself, ev’n such a thing is Love. All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.” WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Nought save itself, ev’n such a thing is Love.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““HOW LITTLE YOU UNDERSTAND.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.””
except for; apart from
From this reading “Nought save itself, ev’n such a thing is Love.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What thing is Love which nought can countervail?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““HOW LITTLE YOU UNDERSTAND.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.”
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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 Nought save itself, ev’n such a thing is Love.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
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From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
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From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
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From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What thing is Love which nought can countervail?
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From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
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From this reading “What thing is Love which nought can countervail?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nought save itself, ev’n such a thing is Love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
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From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
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From this reading “HOW LITTLE YOU UNDERSTAND.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What thing is Love which nought can countervail?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nought save itself, ev’n such a thing is Love.
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From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW LITTLE YOU UNDERSTAND.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What thing is Love which nought can countervail?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What thing is Love which nought can countervail?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
except for; apart from
From this reading Nought save itself, ev’n such a thing is Love.
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From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nought save itself, ev’n such a thing is Love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What thing is Love which nought can countervail?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW LITTLE YOU UNDERSTAND.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What thing is Love which nought can countervail?
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Mr. Fawcett called the next day he found, as he expected, Cicely alone in the library waiting for him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “What thing is Love which nought can countervail?
in the company of; together with
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All worldly wealth in worth as far doth fail, As lowest earth doth yield to Heaven above, Divine is love and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “HOW LITTLE YOU UNDERSTAND.”
