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Chapter XII
'I fear I am not suited to married life. There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own. He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.' 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train. But tell me, are you coming home for Christmas?'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I fear I am not suited to married life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But tell me, are you coming home for Christmas?'”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.”
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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 There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
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From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I fear I am not suited to married life.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
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From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
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From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But tell me, are you coming home for Christmas?'
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From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
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From this reading But tell me, are you coming home for Christmas?'
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From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
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From this reading But tell me, are you coming home for Christmas?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
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From this reading 'I fear I am not suited to married life.
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From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But tell me, are you coming home for Christmas?'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
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From this reading But tell me, are you coming home for Christmas?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I fear I am not suited to married life.
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From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
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From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I fear I am not suited to married life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I fear I am not suited to married life.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But tell me, are you coming home for Christmas?'
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
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From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I fear I am not suited to married life.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I fear I am not suited to married life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But tell me, are you coming home for Christmas?'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I fear I am not suited to married life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
which person or people
From this reading He who may live this life shrinks from any adventitious presence that might jar it.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is a better and a purer life to lead... an inner life, coloured and permeated with feelings and tones that are intensely our own.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Maybe, it certainly would take too long to discuss--I should miss my train.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But tell me, are you coming home for Christmas?'
