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Chapter XXV
'ONLY GEORGE.' Nicht mitzuhassen, mitzulieben bin ich da. --Antigone. Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along. They seize hold of outward circumstances with their strong grip.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.”
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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 Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading --Antigone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading Nicht mitzuhassen, mitzulieben bin ich da.
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From this reading They seize hold of outward circumstances with their strong grip.
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From this reading Nicht mitzuhassen, mitzulieben bin ich da.
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From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading 'ONLY GEORGE.'
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From this reading They seize hold of outward circumstances with their strong grip.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading They seize hold of outward circumstances with their strong grip.
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From this reading Nicht mitzuhassen, mitzulieben bin ich da.
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From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading Nicht mitzuhassen, mitzulieben bin ich da.
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From this reading Nicht mitzuhassen, mitzulieben bin ich da.
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From this reading Nicht mitzuhassen, mitzulieben bin ich da.
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From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading 'ONLY GEORGE.'
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From this reading They seize hold of outward circumstances with their strong grip.
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From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading They seize hold of outward circumstances with their strong grip.
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From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading They seize hold of outward circumstances with their strong grip.
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From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
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From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thoughts seem occasionally to have a life of their own--a life independent; sometimes they are even stronger than the thinkers, and draw them relentlessly along.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They seize hold of outward circumstances with their strong grip.
