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Chapter XX
A CROP O’ KISSES. It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown. April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways. Nature’s voice sounded: “Oh heart, your winter’s past.” But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.”
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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 A CROP O’ KISSES.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
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From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
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From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
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From this reading A CROP O’ KISSES.
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From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
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From this reading Nature’s voice sounded: “Oh heart, your winter’s past.”
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
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From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
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From this reading A CROP O’ KISSES.
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
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From this reading Nature’s voice sounded: “Oh heart, your winter’s past.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
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From this reading A CROP O’ KISSES.
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From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
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From this reading Nature’s voice sounded: “Oh heart, your winter’s past.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nature’s voice sounded: “Oh heart, your winter’s past.”
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From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
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From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
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From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nature’s voice sounded: “Oh heart, your winter’s past.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
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From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nature’s voice sounded: “Oh heart, your winter’s past.”
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From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
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From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was not true with Cherokee, as she sat by the window waiting for her husband.
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From this reading Nature’s voice sounded: “Oh heart, your winter’s past.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was six o’clock, and the lowering sun had singed the western sky with a scallop of faded brown.
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From this reading April, with her wreathed crook, was leading her glad flock about the hem of the city’s skirt, winding a golden mist away into the country’s lushways.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nature’s voice sounded: “Oh heart, your winter’s past.”
