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Chapter VII
DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD. But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time. "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know. What's the use of crying for the moon? Leave that to children.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
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From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
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From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading Leave that to children.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
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From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
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From this reading What's the use of crying for the moon?
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From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
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From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
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From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
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From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
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From this reading Leave that to children.
a period of time or extent
From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
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From this reading What's the use of crying for the moon?
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From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
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From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
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From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
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From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
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From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
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From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
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From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leave that to children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK CONFESSES HOW HE BEHAVED HIMSELF IN THE SERVICE OF SAMUEL BOYD.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading What's the use of crying for the moon?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Dick's nature was too elastic for morbid reflections such as these to hold possession of him for any length of time.
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From this reading What's the use of crying for the moon?
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From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, come, old man," ran again the tenor of his musings, "this sort of thing won't do, you know.
