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Chapter II
"Why not? Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged." "Yes, but it's not indefinite itself. Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future. It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
apart from; not including
From this reading “It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Yes, but it's not indefinite itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.”
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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 It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but it's not indefinite itself.
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From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
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From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
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From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
apart from; not including
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
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From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading "Yes, but it's not indefinite itself.
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From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
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From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
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From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading "Yes, but it's not indefinite itself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Yes, but it's not indefinite itself.
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From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
not any; not one
From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
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From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Marriage is something very distinct and permanent; but such an engagement as this has no sort of future.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading Very indifferent characters stand the test of marriage, and that's indefinitely prolonged."
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From this reading "Why not?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is a mere motionless present, without the inspiration of a common life, and with no hope of release from durance except through a chance that it will be sorrow instead of joy.
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From this reading "Yes, but it's not indefinite itself.
