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Chapter XVII
Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth? Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet? Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past? Shall I speak of my first love--Augusta--my Lalage? But I forget.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I speak of my first love--Augusta--my Lalage?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?”
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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 Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
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From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
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From this reading Shall I speak of my first love--Augusta--my Lalage?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
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From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
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From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
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From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
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From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
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From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
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From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
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From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
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From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
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From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
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From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
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From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
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From this reading Shall I speak of my first love--Augusta--my Lalage?
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From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
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From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
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From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
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From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
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From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
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From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I speak of my first love--Augusta--my Lalage?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shall I tear out a leaf from my heart, from that book that forever is shut On the past?
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From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shall I tell him first love is a fraud, a weakling that's strangled in birth, Recalled with perfunctory tears, but lost in unsanctified mirth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or shall I go bid him believe in all womankind's charm, and forget In the light ringing laugh of the world the rattlesnake's gay castanet?
