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Chapter XII
CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never. A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature. With a woman, alas! follies are always debasing. It was, I knew, a folly to love him. Life is always disappointing.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “With a woman, alas! follies are always debasing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.”
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “It was, I knew, a folly to love him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Life is always disappointing.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.”
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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 A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading With a woman, alas! follies are always debasing.
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From this reading With a woman, alas! follies are always debasing.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With a woman, alas! follies are always debasing.
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From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
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From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
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From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
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From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
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From this reading With a woman, alas! follies are always debasing.
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From this reading Life is always disappointing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
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From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
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From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
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From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
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From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
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From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life is always disappointing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love him.
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From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love him.
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From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life is always disappointing.
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From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love him.
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From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
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From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
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From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A man may commit follies; but once cured, those follies expand his nature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love him.
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From this reading CARRIES ME ON BOARD THE VISPERA Faces, even expressions, may lie, but eyes lie never.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, I knew, a folly to love him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a woman, alas! follies are always debasing.
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From this reading With a woman, alas! follies are always debasing.
