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Chapter IX
"Why, then, yesterday, did I fail to read your soul? Did you wish to hide the cause of your grief? However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood. That man is not of our heaven. "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.”
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From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
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From this reading Did you wish to hide the cause of your grief?
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From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why, then, yesterday, did I fail to read your soul?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
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From this reading "Why, then, yesterday, did I fail to read your soul?
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From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
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From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
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From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
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From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
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From this reading Did you wish to hide the cause of your grief?
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From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
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From this reading That man is not of our heaven.
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From this reading Did you wish to hide the cause of your grief?
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, then, yesterday, did I fail to read your soul?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
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From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That man is not of our heaven.
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From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
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From this reading That man is not of our heaven.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
not any; not one
From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That man is not of our heaven.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you wish to hide the cause of your grief?
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From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That man is not of our heaven.
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From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did you wish to hide the cause of your grief?
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From this reading "Why, then, yesterday, did I fail to read your soul?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, then, yesterday, did I fail to read your soul?
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From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
which person or people
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
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From this reading "Why, then, yesterday, did I fail to read your soul?
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From this reading Did you wish to hide the cause of your grief?
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, I fancied I could feel that you were arguing in my favor, though in vain, with that dreadful Salomon, who freezes my blood.
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From this reading "Why do you insist that our happiness, which has no resemblance to that of other people, should conform to the laws of the world?
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From this reading "Why, then, yesterday, did I fail to read your soul?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you wish to hide the cause of your grief?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, then, yesterday, did I fail to read your soul?
