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Chapter XI
The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with. Hope revives in some breasts sooner than in others. To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action. They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final. For such, the line of least resistance is closed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For such, the line of least resistance is closed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.”
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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 To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
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From this reading They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.
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From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.
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From this reading Hope revives in some breasts sooner than in others.
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From this reading They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.
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From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
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From this reading For such, the line of least resistance is closed.
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From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
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From this reading They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.
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From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
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From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
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From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
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From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
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From this reading They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.
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From this reading They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.
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From this reading Hope revives in some breasts sooner than in others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For such, the line of least resistance is closed.
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From this reading For such, the line of least resistance is closed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.
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From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.
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From this reading Hope revives in some breasts sooner than in others.
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From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
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From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
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From this reading For such, the line of least resistance is closed.
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From this reading Hope revives in some breasts sooner than in others.
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From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
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From this reading Hope revives in some breasts sooner than in others.
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From this reading Hope revives in some breasts sooner than in others.
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From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For such, the line of least resistance is closed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hope revives in some breasts sooner than in others.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They cannot for long accept defeat or frustration as final.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
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From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
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From this reading To some the spur of a desire, a need, a conviction, never ceases wholly to rowel them into action.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The quality of persistence in the face of difficulties is one that men are variously endowed with.
