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Chapter XXX
We grow. We acquire. Do we change? We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak. We talk of character—but do we not mean habit?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.”
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From this reading We acquire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We talk of character—but do we not mean habit?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading Do we change?
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do we change?
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading We grow.
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From this reading We talk of character—but do we not mean habit?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading We talk of character—but do we not mean habit?
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
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From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We grow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We talk of the formation of character, as if character were not already triumphant in the infant that defies its father and seduces its grandmother months before it can speak.
