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Chapter LXXXIII
STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT. Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept. His reservoir of tears was full. Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment. Ursus wept alone.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ursus wept alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.”
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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 Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
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From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ursus wept alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
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From this reading Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept.
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From this reading STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.
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From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
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From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
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From this reading His reservoir of tears was full.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His reservoir of tears was full.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His reservoir of tears was full.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
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From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.
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From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
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From this reading His reservoir of tears was full.
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From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
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From this reading STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
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From this reading His reservoir of tears was full.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such plentitude as is accumulated drop on drop, sorrow on sorrow, through a long existence, is not to be poured out in a moment.
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From this reading Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His reservoir of tears was full.
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From this reading STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.
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From this reading Ursus, alas! had boasted that he had never wept.
in the company of; together with
From this reading STATE POLICY DEALS WITH LITTLE MATTERS AS WELL AS WITH GREAT.
