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Chapter X
“Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.” It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time. We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives. Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance. To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.””
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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 It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
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From this reading We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives.
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From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
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From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
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From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
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From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
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From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
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From this reading Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance.
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From this reading Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
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From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
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From this reading We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives.
not any; not one
From this reading Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
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From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives.
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From this reading Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance.
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From this reading We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
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From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of pure invention, such as some suppose, there is no instance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
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From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
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From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
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From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
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From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can never safely exceed the actual facts in our narratives.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will not take a very great-granddaughter of hers to be in at the death of Time.
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From this reading “Old woman that lives under the hill, And if she’s not gone she lives there still.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To write a true work of fiction even, is only to take leisure and liberty to describe some things more exactly as they are.
