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Chapter XXXVIII
THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT. Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair. Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where. --Omar Khayyam. Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
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later than; following
From this reading “Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.”
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later than; following
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
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From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
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From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.
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From this reading Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
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From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
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From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
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From this reading THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.
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From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
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From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
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From this reading Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
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From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
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From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
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From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
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From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
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From this reading --Omar Khayyam.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.
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From this reading --Omar Khayyam.
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From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading THAT THOU ART BLAMED SHALL NOT BE THY DEFECT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once, as Dolly was hurrying away through the passages to the great front entrance, she looked back, for she thought she heard Robert's step coming after her.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
in or at the place that
From this reading Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday _this_ day's madness did prepare, To-morrow's silence, triumph, or despair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Drink! for you know not whence you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
