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Chapter XXXIV
Unselfishness is an acquired art. Children rarely have it. That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless. Kedzie and Strathdene were enamoured of each other. They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Unselfishness is an acquired art.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Children rarely have it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.”
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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 That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading Unselfishness is an acquired art.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Unselfishness is an acquired art.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kedzie and Strathdene were enamoured of each other.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Unselfishness is an acquired art.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading Children rarely have it.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Kedzie and Strathdene were enamoured of each other.
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From this reading Kedzie and Strathdene were enamoured of each other.
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From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Children rarely have it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unselfishness is an acquired art.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Children rarely have it.
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From this reading Kedzie and Strathdene were enamoured of each other.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading Kedzie and Strathdene were enamoured of each other.
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From this reading Children rarely have it.
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From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading Kedzie and Strathdene were enamoured of each other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
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From this reading Unselfishness is an acquired art.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Kedzie and Strathdene were enamoured of each other.
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From this reading That is why the Greeks represented love of a certain kind as a boy, selfish, treacherous, ingratiating, blind to appearances, naif, gracefully ruthless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were both zealots for experience, restless and reckless in their zest of life.
