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Chapter XVI
FAILURE. We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail. They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure. Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure. Doth it read Therefore the worse?
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an old form of “does”
From this reading “Doth it read Therefore the worse?”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Doth it read Therefore the worse?”
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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 We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
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From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
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From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
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From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
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From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
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From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
an old form of “does”
From this reading Doth it read Therefore the worse?
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From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
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From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
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From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
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From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
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From this reading FAILURE.
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From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
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From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Doth it read Therefore the worse?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
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From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
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From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
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From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
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From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
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From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
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From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
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From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doth it read Therefore the worse?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
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From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Doth it read Therefore the worse?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are much bound to them that do succeed; But, in a more pathetic sense, are bound To such as fail.
which person or people
From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ay, his deed, Sweetest in story, who the dusk profound Of Hades flooded with entrancing sound, Music's own tears, was failure.
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From this reading They all our loss expound; They comfort us for work that will not speed, And life--itself a failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doth it read Therefore the worse?
