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VI. Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN. It is natural to believe in great men. If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us. All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is natural to believe in great men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.”
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From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is natural to believe in great men.
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From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
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From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
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From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
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From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
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From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
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From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.
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From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
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From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is natural to believe in great men.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is natural to believe in great men.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is natural to believe in great men.
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From this reading Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.
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From this reading Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.
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From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
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From this reading Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.
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From this reading It is natural to believe in great men.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.
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From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
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From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
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From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
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From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
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From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
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From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is natural to believe in great men.
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From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
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From this reading Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.
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From this reading VI.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All mythology opens with demigods, and the circumstance is high and poetic; that is, their genius is paramount.
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From this reading Napoleon; or, the Man of the World I. USES OF GREAT MEN.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal, it would not surprise us.
