CHAPTER 41 HUNGER
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained. If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey. Then what glory would be ours! I began in the newly aroused ardor of my soul to speak enthusiastically to the Professor. Well, was I serious?
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From this reading “ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.”
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From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
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From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
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From this reading I began in the newly aroused ardor of my soul to speak enthusiastically to the Professor.
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From this reading I began in the newly aroused ardor of my soul to speak enthusiastically to the Professor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
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From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began in the newly aroused ardor of my soul to speak enthusiastically to the Professor.
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From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
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From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
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From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
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From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
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From this reading I began in the newly aroused ardor of my soul to speak enthusiastically to the Professor.
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From this reading Then what glory would be ours!
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From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
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From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
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From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I began in the newly aroused ardor of my soul to speak enthusiastically to the Professor.
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From this reading I began in the newly aroused ardor of my soul to speak enthusiastically to the Professor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Then what glory would be ours!
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From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
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From this reading I began in the newly aroused ardor of my soul to speak enthusiastically to the Professor.
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From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
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From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
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From this reading Well, was I serious?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
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From this reading I began in the newly aroused ardor of my soul to speak enthusiastically to the Professor.
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From this reading I began in the newly aroused ardor of my soul to speak enthusiastically to the Professor.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
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From this reading Then what glory would be ours!
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From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
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From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
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From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
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From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
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From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then what glory would be ours!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading If the true medium of our difficulties did not increase, it was within the range of possibility that we might ultimately reach the end of our journey.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then what glory would be ours!
but in spite of that
From this reading ALONE It must in all truth be confessed, things as yet had gone on well, and I should have acted in bad taste to have complained.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER 41?
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