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Chapter XII
IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end. Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past. What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present. A struggle, therefore, was involved. But this was being gradually obliterated too.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “But this was being gradually obliterated too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “A struggle, therefore, was involved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.”
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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 A struggle, therefore, was involved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
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From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
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From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But this was being gradually obliterated too.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was being gradually obliterated too.
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From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
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From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
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From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
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From this reading But this was being gradually obliterated too.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
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From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
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From this reading A struggle, therefore, was involved.
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From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
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From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
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From this reading But this was being gradually obliterated too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
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From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
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From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
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From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
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From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
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From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
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From this reading A struggle, therefore, was involved.
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From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading A struggle, therefore, was involved.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
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From this reading But this was being gradually obliterated too.
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From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Egypt was taking his soul away into the Past.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
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From this reading What was of value in him went willingly; the rest, some lesser aspect of his mind and character, resisted, holding to the present.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
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From this reading IV And this word ‘soul’ remained with me to the end.
