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Chapter X
BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter. How many more to the end of the story? How many more scenes till the farce is played out? There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom. Freedom!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “How many more scenes till the farce is played out?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
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From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
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From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
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From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
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From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
up to a particular time
From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
