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Chapter III
III. How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions! Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure? Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world. They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.”
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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 Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
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From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
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From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
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From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
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From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions!
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From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
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From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
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From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions!
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From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
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From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
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From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
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From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
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From this reading How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions!
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From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
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From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
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From this reading How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading How strange is life, how sad and perplexing its contradictions!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
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From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They are of all sorts and degrees, these delusions, and I suppose that in the last analysis it was not pleasure I got from the clown and his clowning, clowned he ever so merrily.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
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From this reading Why should such an exhibition as that be supposed to give pleasure?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
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From this reading Perhaps it does not give pleasure, but is only a necessary fulfilment of one of the many delusions we are in with regard to each other in this bewildering world.
