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Chapter VIII
“Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy. What but my hopes shot upward e’er so bright? What but my fortunes sunk so low in night? Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all? Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading ““Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.”
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From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
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From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
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From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What but my hopes shot upward e’er so bright?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
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From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
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From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
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From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
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From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
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From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
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From this reading What but my hopes shot upward e’er so bright?
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From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
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From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
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From this reading What but my fortunes sunk so low in night?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
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From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
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From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
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From this reading What but my hopes shot upward e’er so bright?
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What but my fortunes sunk so low in night?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
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From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
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From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
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From this reading What but my fortunes sunk so low in night?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What but my hopes shot upward e’er so bright?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
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From this reading What but my fortunes sunk so low in night?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
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From this reading What but my hopes shot upward e’er so bright?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What but my hopes shot upward e’er so bright?
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From this reading What but my fortunes sunk so low in night?
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From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
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From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Never, bright flame, may be denied to me Thy dear, life imaging, close sympathy.
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From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
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From this reading What but my hopes shot upward e’er so bright?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was thy existence then too fanciful For our life’s common light, who are so dull?
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From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What but my hopes shot upward e’er so bright?
which person or people
From this reading Why art thou banished from our hearth and hall, Thou who art welcomed and beloved by all?
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