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Chapter IX
"And now I live--O wherefore do I live? And with that pang I prayed to be no more." WORDSWORTH. IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room. His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “"And now I live--O wherefore do I live?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now I live--O wherefore do I live?
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From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And with that pang I prayed to be no more."
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From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
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From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And now I live--O wherefore do I live?
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From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
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From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
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From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now I live--O wherefore do I live?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
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From this reading "And now I live--O wherefore do I live?
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From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
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From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
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From this reading And with that pang I prayed to be no more."
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From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
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From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
not any; not one
From this reading And with that pang I prayed to be no more."
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From this reading "And now I live--O wherefore do I live?
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From this reading "And now I live--O wherefore do I live?
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From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
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From this reading And with that pang I prayed to be no more."
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From this reading And with that pang I prayed to be no more."
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From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
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From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And with that pang I prayed to be no more."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And with that pang I prayed to be no more."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was about nine o'clock that evening, and Maltravers was alone in his room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His carriage was at the door--his servants were arranging the luggage--he was going that night to Burleigh.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading "And now I live--O wherefore do I live?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with that pang I prayed to be no more."
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