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Chapter X
THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness. It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern. Folk are born, a very wonderful thing, yet a common. We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets. The latter event will be but of brief interest.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Folk are born, a very wonderful thing, yet a common.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Folk are born, a very wonderful thing, yet a common.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.”
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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 It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Folk are born, a very wonderful thing, yet a common.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The latter event will be but of brief interest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Folk are born, a very wonderful thing, yet a common.
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From this reading The latter event will be but of brief interest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading Folk are born, a very wonderful thing, yet a common.
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From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
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From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
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From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
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From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
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From this reading We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.
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From this reading The latter event will be but of brief interest.
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From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
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From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.
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From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading The latter event will be but of brief interest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter event will be but of brief interest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.
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From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
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From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The latter event will be but of brief interest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We flash messages across the sea--as soon we shall across the ether, to other planets.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
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From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
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From this reading Folk are born, a very wonderful thing, yet a common.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The latter event will be but of brief interest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Folk are born, a very wonderful thing, yet a common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOODSHED IN KELLY ROW I The one astonishing thing about life, as we have but now mentioned, is its utter commonplaceness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
but in spite of that
From this reading It is a terrible thing to die, to end our connection with life as we know it; yet folk die, and the world accepts the fact with not more than a few hours' concern.
