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Chapter II
TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches. One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.”
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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 go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
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From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
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From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
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From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
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From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
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From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
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From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
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From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
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From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
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From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
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From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
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From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
no person; not anyone
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
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From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
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From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
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From this reading The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me.
