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Chapter LII
NOT ONLY HAPPINESS, BUT PROSPERITY. What true things are told in stories! The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought. In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse. Sometimes he felt regret.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he felt regret.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What true things are told in stories!”
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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 The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What true things are told in stories!
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From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NOT ONLY HAPPINESS, BUT PROSPERITY.
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From this reading In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
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From this reading Sometimes he felt regret.
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From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
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From this reading In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
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From this reading NOT ONLY HAPPINESS, BUT PROSPERITY.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What true things are told in stories!
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From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
not any; not one
From this reading In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT ONLY HAPPINESS, BUT PROSPERITY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
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From this reading NOT ONLY HAPPINESS, BUT PROSPERITY.
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From this reading NOT ONLY HAPPINESS, BUT PROSPERITY.
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From this reading Sometimes he felt regret.
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From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
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From this reading In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
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From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
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From this reading Sometimes he felt regret.
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From this reading What true things are told in stories!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
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From this reading What true things are told in stories!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
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From this reading In Gwynplaine evil thoughts never ripened, and he had therefore no remorse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What true things are told in stories!
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From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
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From this reading What true things are told in stories!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What true things are told in stories!
which person or people
From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
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From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The burnt scar of the invisible fiend who has touched you is remorse for a wicked thought.
