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Chapter XXVII
AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man. Human nature is, after all, a hopeless failure. Not even the very best instinct is safe. It will probably be turned sooner or later to evil account. The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
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later than; following
From this reading “Human nature is, after all, a hopeless failure.”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not even the very best instinct is safe.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.”
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading “The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.”
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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 Human nature is, after all, a hopeless failure.
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From this reading It will probably be turned sooner or later to evil account.
later than; following
From this reading Human nature is, after all, a hopeless failure.
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From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
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From this reading Human nature is, after all, a hopeless failure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
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From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
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From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
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From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
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From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
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From this reading Not even the very best instinct is safe.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
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From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even the very best instinct is safe.
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From this reading It will probably be turned sooner or later to evil account.
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From this reading Human nature is, after all, a hopeless failure.
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From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
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From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
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From this reading Human nature is, after all, a hopeless failure.
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From this reading Human nature is, after all, a hopeless failure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
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From this reading Not even the very best instinct is safe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Human nature is, after all, a hopeless failure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
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From this reading It will probably be turned sooner or later to evil account.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Human nature is, after all, a hopeless failure.
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From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It will probably be turned sooner or later to evil account.
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From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will probably be turned sooner or later to evil account.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not even the very best instinct is safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will probably be turned sooner or later to evil account.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
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From this reading AT BAY To thine own self be true; And it must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will probably be turned sooner or later to evil account.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not even the very best instinct is safe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will probably be turned sooner or later to evil account.
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading The best instinct in Anna Agar was her maternal love, and upon this strong rock she finally wrecked her barque.
