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Chapter XXXV
But the freight has to be paid. John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind. The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced. The old ghosts, long laid, lifted their heads again. But they were different and more deadly ghosts.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old ghosts, long laid, lifted their heads again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But they were different and more deadly ghosts.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But the freight has to be paid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old ghosts, long laid, lifted their heads again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
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From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the freight has to be paid.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the freight has to be paid.
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From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
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From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
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From this reading But they were different and more deadly ghosts.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But they were different and more deadly ghosts.
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From this reading But the freight has to be paid.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
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From this reading The old ghosts, long laid, lifted their heads again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the freight has to be paid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
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From this reading The old ghosts, long laid, lifted their heads again.
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From this reading The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.
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From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
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From this reading The old ghosts, long laid, lifted their heads again.
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From this reading The old ghosts, long laid, lifted their heads again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
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From this reading But they were different and more deadly ghosts.
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From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
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From this reading The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.
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From this reading But the freight has to be paid.
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From this reading The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.
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From this reading The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.
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From this reading The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading John Barleycorn began to collect, and he collected not so much from the body as from the mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the freight has to be paid.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The old ghosts, long laid, lifted their heads again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they were different and more deadly ghosts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the freight has to be paid.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they were different and more deadly ghosts.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old long sickness, which had been purely an intellectual sickness, recrudesced.
