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Chapter II
"What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow." * * * * * TOMORROW!... Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war.... Oh, such a weariness! So many times had hopes been destroyed!
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later than; following
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “So many times had hopes been destroyed!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....”
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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 "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
later than; following
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
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From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
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From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
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From this reading Oh, such a weariness!
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, such a weariness!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading So many times had hopes been destroyed!
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From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading "What's best of all at present is, that there's a tomorrow."
which person or people
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
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From this reading Those who come after us will have some difficulty in understanding what silent despair and weariness of spirit without grounds that word evoked during the fourth year of the war....
