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Chapter VI
"When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not." CHURCHILL: /The Author/. THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career. It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind. De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.”
not affected by alcohol
From this reading “It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.”
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From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
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From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
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From this reading CHURCHILL: /The Author/.
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From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
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From this reading It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
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From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
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From this reading CHURCHILL: /The Author/.
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From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
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From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
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From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
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From this reading It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.
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From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
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From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
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From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
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From this reading It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.
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From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
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From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
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From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
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From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
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From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.
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From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
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From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
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From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
not any; not one
From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
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From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
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From this reading It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.
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From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
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From this reading De Montaigne could have made no man rash, but he could have made many men energetic and persevering.
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From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
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From this reading It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.
not affected by alcohol
From this reading It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It served less, perhaps, to excite than to sober and brace his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHURCHILL: /The Author/.
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From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
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From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
at the time that
From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
which person or people
From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "When with much pains this boasted learning's got, 'Tis an affront to those who have it not."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THERE was something in De Montaigne's conversation, which, without actual flattery, reconciled Maltravers to himself and his career.
