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Chapter V
The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything. The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth. Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure. There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession. To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.”
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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 To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.
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From this reading The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
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From this reading To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
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From this reading Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.
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From this reading The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.
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From this reading To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
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From this reading Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.
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From this reading Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.
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From this reading The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
which person or people
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is something tragic about the enormous number of young men there are in England at the present moment who start life with perfect profiles, and end by adopting some useful profession.
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From this reading The old believe everything: the middle-aged suspect everything: the young know everything.
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From this reading The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.
