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Chapter VII
C. Rather out of the world. PROF. D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work! So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature. By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.”
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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 D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
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From this reading By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
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From this reading C. Rather out of the world.
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From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
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From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
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From this reading By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
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From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading C. Rather out of the world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
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From this reading C. Rather out of the world.
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From this reading By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
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From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading C. Rather out of the world.
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
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From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
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From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
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From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So entirely has he dedicated himself that he really feels the guidance of a ploughman's soul a higher task than the grandest achievement in science or literature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading C. Rather out of the world.
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From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading By the bye, I hope he will take up his pen again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading D. Of one sort of world perhaps; but what a beautiful combination is to be seen there of the highest powers with the lowliest work!
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From this reading C. Rather out of the world.
