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Chapter XXXVII
"Why shouldn't I love my love? Why shouldn't he love me? Why shouldn't I love my love, Since love to all is free?" Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close. Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Why shouldn't I love my love, Since love to all is free?"”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Why shouldn't I love my love, Since love to all is free?"”
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From this reading Why shouldn't I love my love, Since love to all is free?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
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From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
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From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
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From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
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From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Why shouldn't I love my love, Since love to all is free?"
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
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From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why shouldn't he love me?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why shouldn't I love my love?
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why shouldn't I love my love, Since love to all is free?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
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From this reading "Why shouldn't I love my love?
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why shouldn't he love me?
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From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why shouldn't I love my love?
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
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From this reading "Why shouldn't I love my love?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Why shouldn't I love my love, Since love to all is free?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
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From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
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From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why shouldn't I love my love, Since love to all is free?"
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From this reading Not that they have been spent in idleness; much business has been transacted, many plans fulfilled; but they have been barren of news of her lover.
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From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
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From this reading Three full weeks that, so far as Molly is concerned, have been terribly, wearisomely long, have dragged to their close.
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From this reading "Why shouldn't I love my love?
