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Chapter XV
There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl. She was cut off from everything she belonged to. Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament. The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment. This nourishment lacking, nothing is well.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “She was cut off from everything she belonged to.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “This nourishment lacking, nothing is well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament.”
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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 There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
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From this reading There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
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From this reading She was cut off from everything she belonged to.
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From this reading She was cut off from everything she belonged to.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She was cut off from everything she belonged to.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was cut off from everything she belonged to.
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From this reading There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
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From this reading Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment.
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From this reading This nourishment lacking, nothing is well.
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From this reading Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament.
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From this reading There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament.
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From this reading There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment.
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From this reading The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This nourishment lacking, nothing is well.
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From this reading The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment.
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From this reading She was cut off from everything she belonged to.
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From this reading Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament.
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From this reading The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was cut off from everything she belonged to.
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From this reading The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The soul itself needs its own mysterious nourishment.
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From this reading There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This nourishment lacking, nothing is well.
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From this reading Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was cut off from everything she belonged to.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no mistake about it, Alvina was a lost girl.
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From this reading Ovid isolated in Thrace might well lament.
