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Chapter XL
"THE POACHER'S GHOST." "But I am constant as the Northern Star." IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond. Here she paused on the summit, and looked back. What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here she paused on the summit, and looked back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here she paused on the summit, and looked back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.”
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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 What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But I am constant as the Northern Star."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But I am constant as the Northern Star."
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From this reading Here she paused on the summit, and looked back.
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From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I am constant as the Northern Star."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
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From this reading What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
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From this reading "But I am constant as the Northern Star."
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From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
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From this reading "THE POACHER'S GHOST."
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she paused on the summit, and looked back.
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From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I am constant as the Northern Star."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she paused on the summit, and looked back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I am constant as the Northern Star."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here she paused on the summit, and looked back.
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From this reading What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here she paused on the summit, and looked back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE POACHER'S GHOST."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here she paused on the summit, and looked back.
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From this reading "But I am constant as the Northern Star."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here she paused on the summit, and looked back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE POACHER'S GHOST."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
at the time that
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IT was not dark, it was not even dusk, when Helen, having fought her way through the laurustinus and syringa of the pleasure-grounds, mounted the hill which lay between Crowmore and Ballyredmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a change even two days can make in one's whole existence!
