“Cursed, cursed creator!
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Chapter XX
“Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed? I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge. I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
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deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading ““Cursed, cursed creator!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
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From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
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From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
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From this reading “Cursed, cursed creator!
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “Cursed, cursed creator!
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From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
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From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did I live?
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From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
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From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
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From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
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From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why did I live?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
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From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
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From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
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From this reading Why did I live?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
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From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
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From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
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From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
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From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
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From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
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From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
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From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
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From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
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From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
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From this reading Why did I live?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery.
but in spite of that
From this reading I know not; despair had not yet taken possession of me; my feelings were those of rage and revenge.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?
