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Chapter III
_Aless._ Thou didst. Thou art not well. Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it. Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine. _Cas._ (_musing_).
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou art not well.”
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Aless._ Thou didst.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Aless._ Thou didst.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thou art not well.”
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From this reading _Aless._ Thou didst.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
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From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou art not well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
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From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
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From this reading _Cas._ (_musing_).
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From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
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From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Aless._ Thou didst.
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From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
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From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
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From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
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From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
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From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
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From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
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From this reading _Cas._ (_musing_).
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thou art not well.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
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From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
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From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Aless._ Thou didst.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
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From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
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From this reading Thou hast indulged Too much of late, and I am vexed to see it.
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From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
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From this reading Thou art not well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
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From this reading Late hours and wine, Castiglione,—these Will ruin thee! thou art already altered— Thy looks are haggard—nothing so wears away The constitution as late hours and wine.
