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Chapter X
RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL. "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure." ELLIOTT. "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be." "THE OUTCAST."
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."”
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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 "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
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From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
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From this reading ELLIOTT.
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
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From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
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From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL.
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
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From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
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From this reading "THE OUTCAST."
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From this reading RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL.
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From this reading RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
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From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL.
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
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From this reading "Then guard and shield her innocence, Let her not fall like me; 'Twere better, Oh! a thousand times, She in her grave should be."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
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From this reading "My heart, once soft as woman's tear, is gnarled With gloating on the ills I cannot cure."
