Pride goes before a fall.... I belive. Its kind of hard to see but I think thats correct
The author Mary Shelley use the word chimerical in that line because she said that the powers of Cornelius Agrippa were improbable and because she wanted to say this in a fancy way.
Hope this Helps :)
BTW, Mary Shelley is the author of Frankenstein <span />
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Answer: Tom was compensated for his loss of a tooth by finding an entirely new way to spit.
But all trials bring their compensations. As Tom wended to school after breakfast, he was the envy of every boy he met because the gap in his upper row of teeth enabled him to expectorate in a new and admirable way.