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Chapter CLXXXI
The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash. What will dart out presently? No one knows. The burst of laughter starts from a tender feeling. At the moment of jest, the serious makes its entry.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The burst of laughter starts from a tender feeling.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.”
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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 The burst of laughter starts from a tender feeling.
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From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment of jest, the serious makes its entry.
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From this reading The burst of laughter starts from a tender feeling.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
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From this reading What will dart out presently?
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From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
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From this reading At the moment of jest, the serious makes its entry.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The burst of laughter starts from a tender feeling.
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From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
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From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The burst of laughter starts from a tender feeling.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the moment of jest, the serious makes its entry.
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From this reading At the moment of jest, the serious makes its entry.
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From this reading No one knows.
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From this reading The burst of laughter starts from a tender feeling.
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From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
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From this reading At the moment of jest, the serious makes its entry.
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From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
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From this reading At the moment of jest, the serious makes its entry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
not any; not one
From this reading No one knows.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
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From this reading What will dart out presently?
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From this reading What will dart out presently?
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From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
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From this reading At the moment of jest, the serious makes its entry.
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From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
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From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
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From this reading The burst of laughter starts from a tender feeling.
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From this reading The burst of laughter starts from a tender feeling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will dart out presently?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What will dart out presently?
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From this reading The shocks of youthful minds among themselves have this admirable property, that one can never foresee the spark, nor divine the lightning flash.
