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Chapter V
"Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!" --"AS YOU LIKE IT." "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily. She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear. Hence the haste.
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for this reason
From this reading “Hence the haste.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.”
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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 "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --"AS YOU LIKE IT."
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From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
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From this reading "Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
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From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
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From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
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From this reading "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
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From this reading "Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!"
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From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
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From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
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From this reading Hence the haste.
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From this reading "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
for this reason
From this reading Hence the haste.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
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From this reading "Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --"AS YOU LIKE IT."
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From this reading --"AS YOU LIKE IT."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
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From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!"
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From this reading "Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
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From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
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From this reading "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
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From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
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From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
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From this reading "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She is sitting in a rather Gothic chair, and the day is ultra-hot, and the strain upon her mental powers is greater than she can bear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, how full of briars is this working-day world!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I WISH you would _try_ to remember," says Dulce, a little hastily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --"AS YOU LIKE IT."
