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Chapter XXVI
"Heaven awards the vengeance due." COWPER. The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts! Harry had to pay ever so much for it." "I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harry had to pay ever so much for it."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.”
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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 The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading "Heaven awards the vengeance due."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading COWPER.
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From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading "Heaven awards the vengeance due."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry had to pay ever so much for it."
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From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harry had to pay ever so much for it."
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From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading Harry had to pay ever so much for it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.
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From this reading "Heaven awards the vengeance due."
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From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading "I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harry had to pay ever so much for it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading "I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.
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From this reading Harry had to pay ever so much for it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading "I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading Harry had to pay ever so much for it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Harry had to pay ever so much for it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Heaven awards the vengeance due."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
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From this reading "Heaven awards the vengeance due."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weary days had begun to lengthen before the door of the hall was flung open, and little Phil, forgetting his bow at the door, rushed in, "Here's a big packet from foreign parts!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have wellnigh left off hoping," sighed the poor mother.
