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Chapter I
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My heart shall never be put under their microscope. There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!” “Poets are not so scrupulous as you are. They know how useful passion is for publication. Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.”
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plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.””
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!””
magnifier of the image of small objects
From this reading “My heart shall never be put under their microscope.”
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.””
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading ““Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.”
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading “They know how useful passion is for publication.”
having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
From this reading ““Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.”
being of use or service
From this reading “They know how useful passion is for publication.”
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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 Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.”
plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They know how useful passion is for publication.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
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From this reading They know how useful passion is for publication.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They know how useful passion is for publication.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.”
magnifier of the image of small objects
From this reading My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading They know how useful passion is for publication.
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading They know how useful passion is for publication.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.”
having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
From this reading “Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They know how useful passion is for publication.
a special situation
From this reading There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There is too much of myself in the thing, Harry—too much of myself!”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
being of use or service
From this reading They know how useful passion is for publication.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.
