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Chapter XXIII
La vie eat un sommeil. Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir. --LA BRUYERE. [“Life is a sleep. The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[“Life is a sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]”
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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 Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
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From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
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From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
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From this reading --LA BRUYERE.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading La vie eat un sommeil.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [“Life is a sleep.
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From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
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From this reading La vie eat un sommeil.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [“Life is a sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
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From this reading [“Life is a sleep.
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From this reading La vie eat un sommeil.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
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From this reading La vie eat un sommeil.
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From this reading La vie eat un sommeil.
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From this reading Les vieillards sont ceux donc le sommeil a ete plus long: ils ne commencent a se reveiller que quand il faut mourir.
belonging to which person
From this reading The aged are those whose sleep has been the longest they begin to awaken themselves just as they are obliged to die.”]
