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Chapter XXXII
"She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!" Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling. They say that "_facilis descensus Averni_." I do not agree with them. I have not found it easy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not found it easy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not found it easy.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “"She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"”
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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 Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
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From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
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From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
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From this reading I do not agree with them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
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From this reading They say that "_facilis descensus Averni_."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
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From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
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From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They say that "_facilis descensus Averni_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not agree with them.
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From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
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From this reading I have not found it easy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
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From this reading They say that "_facilis descensus Averni_."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not found it easy.
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From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not found it easy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
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From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have not found it easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not agree with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They say that "_facilis descensus Averni_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I do not agree with them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say that "_facilis descensus Averni_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus I accomplished my second lie: I that, at home, used to be a proverb for blunt truth-telling.
belonging to which person
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She dwells with beauty--beauty that must die, And joy whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu!"
