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Chapter IV
I am always suspicious of a traveler's "impressions." These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means. A cheerful man looks at things cheerfully, a sorrowful man looks at them sorrowfully. Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea. Heraclitus would have found something disagreeable about the Bay of Naples and the beach of the Bosphorus.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.”
for the reason that
From this reading “These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.”
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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 am always suspicious of a traveler's "impressions."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
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From this reading I am always suspicious of a traveler's "impressions."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am always suspicious of a traveler's "impressions."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A cheerful man looks at things cheerfully, a sorrowful man looks at them sorrowfully.
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From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
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From this reading Heraclitus would have found something disagreeable about the Bay of Naples and the beach of the Bosphorus.
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From this reading Heraclitus would have found something disagreeable about the Bay of Naples and the beach of the Bosphorus.
for the reason that
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
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From this reading Heraclitus would have found something disagreeable about the Bay of Naples and the beach of the Bosphorus.
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From this reading A cheerful man looks at things cheerfully, a sorrowful man looks at them sorrowfully.
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From this reading A cheerful man looks at things cheerfully, a sorrowful man looks at them sorrowfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
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From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
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From this reading Heraclitus would have found something disagreeable about the Bay of Naples and the beach of the Bosphorus.
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From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
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From this reading Heraclitus would have found something disagreeable about the Bay of Naples and the beach of the Bosphorus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am always suspicious of a traveler's "impressions."
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From this reading I am always suspicious of a traveler's "impressions."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
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From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
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From this reading A cheerful man looks at things cheerfully, a sorrowful man looks at them sorrowfully.
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From this reading A cheerful man looks at things cheerfully, a sorrowful man looks at them sorrowfully.
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From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
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From this reading Heraclitus would have found something disagreeable about the Bay of Naples and the beach of the Bosphorus.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am always suspicious of a traveler's "impressions."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
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From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
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From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
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From this reading A cheerful man looks at things cheerfully, a sorrowful man looks at them sorrowfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful man looks at things cheerfully, a sorrowful man looks at them sorrowfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am always suspicious of a traveler's "impressions."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A cheerful man looks at things cheerfully, a sorrowful man looks at them sorrowfully.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A cheerful man looks at things cheerfully, a sorrowful man looks at them sorrowfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am always suspicious of a traveler's "impressions."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
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From this reading These impressions are subjective--a word I use because it is the fashion, although I am not quite sure what it means.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Democritus would have found something enchanting about the banks of the Jordan and the shores of the Dead Sea.
