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Chapter XXII
There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote]. Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies. Let it alone until then. You cannot reason with love or with any other passion. The wise will not wish for love--nor for ambition.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let it alone until then.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let it alone until then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Let it alone until then.”
during the time that
From this reading “Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let it alone until then.
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From this reading The wise will not wish for love--nor for ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
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From this reading You cannot reason with love or with any other passion.
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From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
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From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
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From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
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From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
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From this reading You cannot reason with love or with any other passion.
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From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
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From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
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From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wise will not wish for love--nor for ambition.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let it alone until then.
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From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
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From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The wise will not wish for love--nor for ambition.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wise will not wish for love--nor for ambition.
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From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
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From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You cannot reason with love or with any other passion.
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From this reading You cannot reason with love or with any other passion.
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From this reading You cannot reason with love or with any other passion.
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From this reading You cannot reason with love or with any other passion.
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From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wise will not wish for love--nor for ambition.
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From this reading Let it alone until then.
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From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
up to a particular time
From this reading Let it alone until then.
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From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
at the time that
From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
during the time that
From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
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From this reading Love is blind while it lives and only opens its eyes and becomes very wide awake when it dies.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The wise will not wish for love--nor for ambition.
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From this reading The wise will not wish for love--nor for ambition.
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From this reading The wise will not wish for love--nor for ambition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You cannot reason with love or with any other passion.
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From this reading There seems to be another curious thing about Love [Bibbs wrote].
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You cannot reason with love or with any other passion.
