Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

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From this reading I am tired of my expedition into the dim, dull abyss of facts.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am tired of my expedition into the dim, dull abyss of facts.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She need not be afraid.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

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From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

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From this reading I am tired of my expedition into the dim, dull abyss of facts.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading Out of a tawny mane of drift she gleams like a lion’s eye.

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From this reading I am tired of my expedition into the dim, dull abyss of facts.

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From this reading I am tired of my expedition into the dim, dull abyss of facts.

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From this reading Out of a tawny mane of drift she gleams like a lion’s eye.

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From this reading I am tired of my expedition into the dim, dull abyss of facts.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading Out of a tawny mane of drift she gleams like a lion’s eye.

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From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I am tired of my expedition into the dim, dull abyss of facts.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading Out of a tawny mane of drift she gleams like a lion’s eye.

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From this reading Out of a tawny mane of drift she gleams like a lion’s eye.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading Out of a tawny mane of drift she gleams like a lion’s eye.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am tired of my expedition into the dim, dull abyss of facts.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She need not be afraid.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She need not be afraid.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Out of a tawny mane of drift she gleams like a lion’s eye.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading Out of a tawny mane of drift she gleams like a lion’s eye.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Out of a tawny mane of drift she gleams like a lion’s eye.

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From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading Out of a tawny mane of drift she gleams like a lion’s eye.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading But I see that the moon is hiding behind a sulphur-coloured cloud.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading I am tired of my expedition into the dim, dull abyss of facts.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

which person or people

From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

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From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She is afraid that I will talk to you of Lucian and Longinus, of Quinctilian and Dionysius, of Pliny and Fronto and Pausanias, of all those who in the antique world wrote or lectured upon art matters.