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Chapter VIII
8. The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now. 9. The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.” 10.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.””
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From this reading 10.
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From this reading 8.
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From this reading 9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
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From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
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From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
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From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
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From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
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From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
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From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
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From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
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From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
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From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The roof-trees fall of hut and hall, I hear them fall, and falling cry, “One fate for each, one fate for all; So wills the Law that willed a lie.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laborer spurned his lying spade, The yeoman spurned his useless plow; The pauper spurned the unwholesome aid, Obtruded once, exhausted now.
