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Chapter XXXI
Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger. Fool! Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence? Fool! The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fool!”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.”
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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 Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
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From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
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From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
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From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
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From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
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From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
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From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fool!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
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From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
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From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
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From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more a vision of his life passed before him as a single flash, and this time it drew from him a scornful anger.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
which person or people
From this reading Should he who rode abreast the ocean in absolute mastery not be master of his own existence?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
but in spite of that
From this reading The universe before had sung to him of life, not of death; its essence had called to him not to take him into itself, but to remind him that within him was some of its own glorious fire that might yet make his life glorious.
