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Chapter XXIII
Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument. So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit. She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her. How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_. |ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.”
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “|ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “|ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.”
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From this reading |ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
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From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
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From this reading |ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.
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From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.
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From this reading How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
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From this reading How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
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From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
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From this reading |ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.
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From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
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From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
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From this reading |ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.
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From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
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From this reading Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
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From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
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From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
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From this reading |ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.
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From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
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From this reading Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is so conjunctive to my life and soul That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading |ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.
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From this reading How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
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From this reading |ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading |ALL was not well with Mr. Standish MacDermot in these days.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So much was our love We would not understand what was most fit.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How should I your true love know From another one?--_Hamlet_.
