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Chapter XIII
"The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering; And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die." --EMILY DICKINSON. There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way." There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
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later than; following
From this reading “There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;”
up to a particular time
From this reading “There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.”
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later than; following
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
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From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
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From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
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From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
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From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
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From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
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From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
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From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
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From this reading --EMILY DICKINSON.
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From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
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From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
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From this reading --EMILY DICKINSON.
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From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
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From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
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From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
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From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
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From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
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From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
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From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;
up to a particular time
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
at the time that
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And then, to go to sleep; And then if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are long periods in the journey of life when "the road winds uphill all the way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are also long periods when the dim plain holds us, endless day after day, till the last bivouac fires of our youth are quenched in its rains.
