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Chapter VIII
“How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.” F. W. H. Myers. As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor. His reports of the Major were pretty uniform. Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.””
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ““How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
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From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
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From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
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From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
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From this reading F. W. H. Myers.
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From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
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From this reading F. W. H. Myers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His reports of the Major were pretty uniform.
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From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
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From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
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From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
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From this reading His reports of the Major were pretty uniform.
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From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading F. W. H. Myers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
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From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
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From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
above and across; more than
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading His reports of the Major were pretty uniform.
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From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
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From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading His reports of the Major were pretty uniform.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
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From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
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From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
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From this reading His reports of the Major were pretty uniform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading F. W. H. Myers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His reports of the Major were pretty uniform.
at the time that
From this reading Derrick used to hand them over to me when he had read them; but, by tacit consent, the Major’s name was never mentioned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How oft Fate’s sharpest blow shall leave thee strong, With some re-risen ecstacy of song.”
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From this reading As the autumn wore on, we heard now and then from old Mackrill the doctor.
