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Chapter XXV
"O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me." HOGG. "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?" "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil." "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “"O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.”
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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 "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
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From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
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From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
an old form of “has”
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
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From this reading HOGG.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
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From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I do not believe they ever steal them, Phil."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
at the time that
From this reading "Nana," said little Philip in a meditative voice, as he looked into the glowing embers of the hall fire, "when do fairies leave off stealing little boys?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes they do;" and he came and stood by her with his great limpid blue eyes wide open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O dearest Marjorie, stay at hame, For dark's the gate ye have to go, For there's a maike down yonder glen Hath frightened me and many me."
