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Chapter VII
SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later. The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual. "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought. Hence I have delayed writing. I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.”
for this reason
From this reading “Hence I have delayed writing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.”
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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 "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
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From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
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From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
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From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
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From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
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From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
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From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
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From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
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From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
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From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
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From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
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From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
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From this reading Hence I have delayed writing.
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From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
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From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
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From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
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From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
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From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
for this reason
From this reading Hence I have delayed writing.
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From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
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From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
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From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
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From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
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From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
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From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
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From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
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From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
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From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
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From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
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From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
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From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The handwriting, though quite clear, is less neat and studied than usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hoped to attain composure and lucidity; but, since these seem as far off as ever, it is useless to wait any longer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
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From this reading SOME CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES The next entry in Joanna Smyrthwaite's diary dates several days later.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have a sense of crowding and confusion, of incapacity to realize and deal with that which is happening around me and in my own thought.
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From this reading Hence I have delayed writing.
