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Chapter VII
“Are you idiotic?” cried Vendramin. “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being. The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else! You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser. Raphael alone ever united form and idea.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Raphael alone ever united form and idea.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ““No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are you idiotic?” cried Vendramin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Raphael alone ever united form and idea.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading ““No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.”
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From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raphael alone ever united form and idea.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!
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From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you idiotic?” cried Vendramin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you idiotic?” cried Vendramin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
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From this reading The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
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From this reading The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raphael alone ever united form and idea.
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From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
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From this reading Raphael alone ever united form and idea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!
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From this reading Raphael alone ever united form and idea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you idiotic?” cried Vendramin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
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From this reading The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!
an old word for “no”
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
not any; not one
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael alone ever united form and idea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The genius of my dreams has taught me that, and much else!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael alone ever united form and idea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you idiotic?” cried Vendramin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No; you are mad; for madness, the crisis we despise, is the memory of an antecedent condition acting on our present state of being.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You want to make one of the Duchess and la Tinti; nay, dear Emilio, take them separately; it will be far wiser.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you idiotic?” cried Vendramin.
