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Chapter V
What was there in life but love? he said to himself. What else counted? What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman? What happiness had they brought him? Then his mind reverted to his past life.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What happiness had they brought him?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “What was there in life but love? he said to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was there in life but love? he said to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then his mind reverted to his past life.”
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?
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From this reading What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What happiness had they brought him?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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From this reading What happiness had they brought him?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was there in life but love? he said to himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What happiness had they brought him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading What was there in life but love? he said to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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From this reading What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was there in life but love? he said to himself.
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From this reading What was there in life but love? he said to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then his mind reverted to his past life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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From this reading What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?
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From this reading Then his mind reverted to his past life.
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From this reading What was there in life but love? he said to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?
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From this reading Then his mind reverted to his past life.
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From this reading What was there in life but love? he said to himself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What happiness had they brought him?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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From this reading What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was there in life but love? he said to himself.
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From this reading What were his triumphs, his honors, his position among his brother painters, his welcome among his equals, compared to the love of this woman?
