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Chapter I
BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS. “Good-night! Good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!” The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!””
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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 speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS.
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From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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From this reading BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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From this reading “Good-night!
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
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From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
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From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
not any; not one
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS.
up to a particular time
From this reading Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
which person or people
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker was a young girl, who stood in the middle of the room, her hands clasped, her head bent forward, her eyes fixed in a dreamy rapture, and the remark was addressed to--no one.
