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Chapter IV
That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way? It must come about gradually. Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made. They are words. They can not be anything but free or bound.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?”
any thing at all
From this reading “They can not be anything but free or bound.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It must come about gradually.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
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From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
any thing at all
From this reading They can not be anything but free or bound.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
for the reason that
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
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From this reading They can not be anything but free or bound.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They can not be anything but free or bound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must come about gradually.
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From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
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From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
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From this reading It must come about gradually.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
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From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must come about gradually.
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
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From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
not any; not one
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They can not be anything but free or bound.
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
at the time that
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
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From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
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From this reading That's all very fine about _le mot juste_ but first the word must be free.--But is there not some other way?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why go down into hell when--Because words are not men, they have no adjustments that need to be made.
