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Chapter IV
"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick."--PROVERBS XIII. 12. Alas, the Roman gods are the gods of the patricians! They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves! "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, the Roman gods are the gods of the patricians!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!”
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From this reading 12.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, the Roman gods are the gods of the patricians!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alas, the Roman gods are the gods of the patricians!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
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From this reading "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick."--PROVERBS XIII.
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From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
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From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
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From this reading Alas, the Roman gods are the gods of the patricians!
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From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
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From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
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From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick."--PROVERBS XIII.
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From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
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From this reading "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick."--PROVERBS XIII.
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From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
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From this reading "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick."--PROVERBS XIII.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alas, the Roman gods are the gods of the patricians!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
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From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
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From this reading Alas, the Roman gods are the gods of the patricians!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick."--PROVERBS XIII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas, the Roman gods are the gods of the patricians!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick."--PROVERBS XIII.
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From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
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From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick."--PROVERBS XIII.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
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From this reading They take so little heed of the sorrows and the trials of poor freedmen and slaves!
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From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
which person or people
From this reading "Who ordered the hat to be put on this girl's head?" suddenly interposed the harsh voice of the praefect.
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From this reading "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick."--PROVERBS XIII.
