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Chapter XVII
“1_st Gent_. Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force. 2_d Gent_. But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight. For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading “For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.””
for the reason that
From this reading “For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.””
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From this reading “1_st Gent_.
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From this reading 2_d Gent_.
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
for the reason that
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
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From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
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From this reading 2_d Gent_.
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
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From this reading “1_st Gent_.
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
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From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
not any; not one
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading “1_st Gent_.
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
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From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For power finds its place in lack of power; Advance is cession, and the driven ship May run aground because the helmsman’s thought Lacked force to balance opposites.”
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From this reading But levity Is causal too, and makes the sum of weight.
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From this reading Such men as this are feathers, chips, and straws, Carry no weight, no force.
