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Chapter IX
"'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing. Elizabeth sat up very straight. "Oh! If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old. But surely life is more than just a blooming and a decay.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.”
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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 "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But surely life is more than just a blooming and a decay.
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From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
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From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
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From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
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From this reading But surely life is more than just a blooming and a decay.
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From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
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From this reading But surely life is more than just a blooming and a decay.
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From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
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From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
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From this reading Elizabeth sat up very straight.
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From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
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From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
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From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
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From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
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From this reading But surely life is more than just a blooming and a decay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
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From this reading But surely life is more than just a blooming and a decay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
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From this reading "Oh!
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From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
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From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
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From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
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From this reading Elizabeth sat up very straight.
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From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
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From this reading Elizabeth sat up very straight.
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From this reading But surely life is more than just a blooming and a decay.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But surely life is more than just a blooming and a decay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
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From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
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From this reading Elizabeth sat up very straight.
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From this reading Elizabeth sat up very straight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
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From this reading "'Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour,'" Arthur quoted, as he rose to look at Buff's drawing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you look at life from that sort of 'from-hour-to-hour-we-ripe-and-ripe-and-then--from-hour-to-hour-we-rot-and-rot' attitude, it is a tragic thing to grow old.
