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Chapter I
In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be! Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within. --GEORGE MEREDITH. "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage. "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.”
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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 "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
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From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!
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From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
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From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
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From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
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From this reading "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
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From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
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From this reading --GEORGE MEREDITH.
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From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
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From this reading In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
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From this reading "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!
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From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
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From this reading --GEORGE MEREDITH.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!
not any; not one
From this reading In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
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From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
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From this reading "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
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From this reading "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
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From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
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From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I can't get out," said Sterne's starling, looking through the bars of his cage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
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From this reading In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!
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From this reading In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will get out," said Hugh Scarlett to himself, seeing no bars, but half conscious of a cage.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within.
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From this reading In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be!
