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He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted. Then he said abruptly,-- "Why not be married soon?" The lover looked up questioningly, a deep throb in his heart. "Soon--soon!" reiterated Manetho. "Love is a thing of moments more than of years.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lover looked up questioningly, a deep throb in his heart.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he said abruptly,-- "Why not be married soon?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Love is a thing of moments more than of years.”
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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 He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
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From this reading Then he said abruptly,-- "Why not be married soon?"
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From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
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From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
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From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then he said abruptly,-- "Why not be married soon?"
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From this reading The lover looked up questioningly, a deep throb in his heart.
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From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
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From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
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From this reading The lover looked up questioningly, a deep throb in his heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lover looked up questioningly, a deep throb in his heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Love is a thing of moments more than of years.
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From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lover looked up questioningly, a deep throb in his heart.
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From this reading "Love is a thing of moments more than of years.
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From this reading The lover looked up questioningly, a deep throb in his heart.
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From this reading "Soon--soon!" reiterated Manetho.
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From this reading Then he said abruptly,-- "Why not be married soon?"
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From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
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From this reading "Love is a thing of moments more than of years.
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From this reading "Love is a thing of moments more than of years.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he said abruptly,-- "Why not be married soon?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Love is a thing of moments more than of years.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
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From this reading The lover looked up questioningly, a deep throb in his heart.
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From this reading "Soon--soon!" reiterated Manetho.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
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From this reading Then he said abruptly,-- "Why not be married soon?"
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From this reading Then he said abruptly,-- "Why not be married soon?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Love is a thing of moments more than of years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
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From this reading Then he said abruptly,-- "Why not be married soon?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Love is a thing of moments more than of years.
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From this reading The lover looked up questioningly, a deep throb in his heart.
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From this reading The lover looked up questioningly, a deep throb in his heart.
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From this reading Then he said abruptly,-- "Why not be married soon?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He remained a full minute leaning with one arm on the altar, his eyes abstracted.
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From this reading "Love is a thing of moments more than of years.
