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Chapter V
"Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her. "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin." But she went for all that. The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city. The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she went for all that.”
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From this reading But she went for all that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she went for all that.
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
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From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
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From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
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From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
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From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
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From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
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From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she went for all that.
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From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
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From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
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From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
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From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
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From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she went for all that.
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she went for all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
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From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
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From this reading "Don't go to Paris!" the old clergyman warned her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she went for all that.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Dryad's tree was bearing its first chestnut blossoms; the birds were twittering round them in the most beautiful sunshine.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
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From this reading The Dryad often thought of her; for she had the same wish, and felt the same longing for the great city.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Poor child! if you go there, it will be your ruin."
