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Chapter XVI
"Musing full sadly in his sullen mind."--SPENSER. "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/. NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood. That interval is usually occupied by an ill-placed or disappointed affection. We recover, and we find ourselves a new being.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “We recover, and we find ourselves a new being.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “"There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Musing full sadly in his sullen mind."--SPENSER.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We recover, and we find ourselves a new being.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.”
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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 forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
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From this reading That interval is usually occupied by an ill-placed or disappointed affection.
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From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That interval is usually occupied by an ill-placed or disappointed affection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We recover, and we find ourselves a new being.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We recover, and we find ourselves a new being.
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From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That interval is usually occupied by an ill-placed or disappointed affection.
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From this reading That interval is usually occupied by an ill-placed or disappointed affection.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
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From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
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From this reading We recover, and we find ourselves a new being.
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From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
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From this reading "Musing full sadly in his sullen mind."--SPENSER.
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From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Musing full sadly in his sullen mind."--SPENSER.
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From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
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From this reading That interval is usually occupied by an ill-placed or disappointed affection.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Musing full sadly in his sullen mind."--SPENSER.
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From this reading That interval is usually occupied by an ill-placed or disappointed affection.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
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From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Musing full sadly in his sullen mind."--SPENSER.
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From this reading "Musing full sadly in his sullen mind."--SPENSER.
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From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
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From this reading We recover, and we find ourselves a new being.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
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From this reading That interval is usually occupied by an ill-placed or disappointed affection.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That interval is usually occupied by an ill-placed or disappointed affection.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We recover, and we find ourselves a new being.
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From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
above and across; more than
From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
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From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
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From this reading We recover, and we find ourselves a new being.
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From this reading "Musing full sadly in his sullen mind."--SPENSER.
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From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
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From this reading "Musing full sadly in his sullen mind."--SPENSER.
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From this reading "Musing full sadly in his sullen mind."--SPENSER.
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From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
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From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
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From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
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From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "There forth issued from under the altar-smoke A dreadful fiend."--/Ibid. on Superstition/.
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From this reading That interval is usually occupied by an ill-placed or disappointed affection.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
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From this reading NINE times out of ten it is over the Bridge of Sighs that we pass the narrow gulf from Youth to Manhood.
