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Chapter XXII
_“NAE POSSIBLE!” SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled. It is as well it should be so. It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death. But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.”
except if; if not
From this reading “It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is as well it should be so.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is as well it should be so.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is as well it should be so.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
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From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
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From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
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From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
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From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
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From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
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From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
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From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
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From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is as well it should be so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is as well it should be so.
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From this reading But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.
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From this reading But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.
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From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
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From this reading _“NAE POSSIBLE!”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.
not any; not one
From this reading But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
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From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.
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From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
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From this reading _“NAE POSSIBLE!”
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From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
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From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is as well it should be so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is as well it should be so.
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From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the young--no, sorrow ought to be neither kith nor kin to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
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From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
except if; if not
From this reading It is for the old to feel sad, unless they can see in imagination the bright and gladsome light that shines behind the pall of Death.
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From this reading It is as well it should be so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAID TIBBIE_ Sorrow does not hold the young heart long enthralled.
