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52. =seven swords=, etc. Representing the seven "legendary sorrows" of the Virgin. See Berdoe's _Browning Cyclopaedia_, or Brewer's _Reader's Handbook_, or _Dictionary of Phrase and Fable_ for the list. UP AT A VILLA is one of the best humorous poems in the language. The hero's desires and sorrows are so _naive_, his tastes so gravely held, that he provokes our sympathy as well as our laughter.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hero's desires and sorrows are so _naive_, his tastes so gravely held, that he provokes our sympathy as well as our laughter.
in or near a particular place or position
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From this reading =seven swords=, etc. Representing the seven "legendary sorrows" of the Virgin.
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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From this reading UP AT A VILLA is one of the best humorous poems in the language.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UP AT A VILLA is one of the best humorous poems in the language.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading The hero's desires and sorrows are so _naive_, his tastes so gravely held, that he provokes our sympathy as well as our laughter.
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From this reading =seven swords=, etc. Representing the seven "legendary sorrows" of the Virgin.
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From this reading The hero's desires and sorrows are so _naive_, his tastes so gravely held, that he provokes our sympathy as well as our laughter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =seven swords=, etc. Representing the seven "legendary sorrows" of the Virgin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading UP AT A VILLA is one of the best humorous poems in the language.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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belonging to the speaker and others
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From this reading =seven swords=, etc. Representing the seven "legendary sorrows" of the Virgin.
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From this reading =seven swords=, etc. Representing the seven "legendary sorrows" of the Virgin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The hero's desires and sorrows are so _naive_, his tastes so gravely held, that he provokes our sympathy as well as our laughter.
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From this reading =seven swords=, etc. Representing the seven "legendary sorrows" of the Virgin.
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From this reading =seven swords=, etc. Representing the seven "legendary sorrows" of the Virgin.
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From this reading The hero's desires and sorrows are so _naive_, his tastes so gravely held, that he provokes our sympathy as well as our laughter.
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From this reading The hero's desires and sorrows are so _naive_, his tastes so gravely held, that he provokes our sympathy as well as our laughter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hero's desires and sorrows are so _naive_, his tastes so gravely held, that he provokes our sympathy as well as our laughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =seven swords=, etc. Representing the seven "legendary sorrows" of the Virgin.
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From this reading UP AT A VILLA is one of the best humorous poems in the language.
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From this reading UP AT A VILLA is one of the best humorous poems in the language.
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From this reading =seven swords=, etc. Representing the seven "legendary sorrows" of the Virgin.
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From this reading The hero's desires and sorrows are so _naive_, his tastes so gravely held, that he provokes our sympathy as well as our laughter.
