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Chapter XIII
THE WISDOM OF POPPINS. George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss. What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love? What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty? Take the goods the gods provide you.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take the goods the gods provide you.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.”
during the time that
From this reading “George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.”
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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 George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
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From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
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From this reading What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?
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From this reading What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?
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From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
showing who or what does the action
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From this reading What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love?
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From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
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From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
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From this reading Take the goods the gods provide you.
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From this reading Take the goods the gods provide you.
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From this reading What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?
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From this reading What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love?
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From this reading What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WISDOM OF POPPINS.
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From this reading What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love?
above and across; more than
From this reading What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?
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From this reading THE WISDOM OF POPPINS.
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From this reading Take the goods the gods provide you.
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From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
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From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take the goods the gods provide you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WISDOM OF POPPINS.
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From this reading What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love?
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From this reading What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?
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From this reading What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
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From this reading What triumph is there so triumphant as that achieved by valour over beauty?
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From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love?
during the time that
From this reading George Robinson again walked upon roses, and for a while felt that he had accomplished bliss.
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From this reading THE WISDOM OF POPPINS.
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From this reading What has the world to offer equal to the joy of gratified love?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take the goods the gods provide you.
