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Chapter IX
Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal against her.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “This year he had a good deal against her.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This year he had a good deal against her.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.”
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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 This year he had a good deal against her.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading This year he had a good deal against her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything.
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From this reading Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam.
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From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
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From this reading The deepest of his love belonged to his mother.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
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From this reading This year he had a good deal against her.
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From this reading The deepest of his love belonged to his mother.
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From this reading Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything.
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From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This year he had a good deal against her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The deepest of his love belonged to his mother.
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From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
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From this reading The deepest of his love belonged to his mother.
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From this reading Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam.
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From this reading The deepest of his love belonged to his mother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
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From this reading Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The deepest of his love belonged to his mother.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
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From this reading Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything.
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From this reading Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The deepest of his love belonged to his mother.
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From this reading Now it was spring, and there was battle between him and Miriam.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This year he had a good deal against her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The deepest of his love belonged to his mother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything.
at the time that
From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything.
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From this reading When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it.
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From this reading This year he had a good deal against her.
