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Chapter VII
Oxford, 1894. Poor Romeo! Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement. Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus. I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor Romeo!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.”
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From this reading Oxford, 1894.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
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From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
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From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
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From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
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From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
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From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
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From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading Oxford, 1894.
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From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
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From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Romeo!
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From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Romeo!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even now Bath glories in his legend, not idly, for he was the most fantastic animal that ever stepped upon her pavement.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
which person or people
From this reading I know that the palm trees of Antigua overshadowed his cradle, that there must be even now in Boulogne many who set eyes on him in the time of his less fatuous declension, that he died in London.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Were ever a statue given him (and indeed he is worthy of a grotesque in marble), it would be put in Pulteney Street or the Circus.
