Chapter XXXV

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From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "You say you are unhappy; and would you make another mother as unhappy as yourself?"

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "You say you are unhappy; and would you make another mother as unhappy as yourself?"

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "You say you are unhappy; and would you make another mother as unhappy as yourself?"

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

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From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

a young person of either sex

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

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From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

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From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do not touch them," said Death.

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From this reading "There are your eyes," said Death.

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From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading "Another mother!" cried the poor woman, setting the flowers free from her hands.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Another mother!" cried the poor woman, setting the flowers free from her hands.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

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From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You say you are unhappy; and would you make another mother as unhappy as yourself?"

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

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From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Do not touch them," said Death.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Another mother!" cried the poor woman, setting the flowers free from her hands.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You say you are unhappy; and would you make another mother as unhappy as yourself?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

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From this reading "Another mother!" cried the poor woman, setting the flowers free from her hands.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

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From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Do not touch them," said Death.

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From this reading "There are your eyes," said Death.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

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From this reading "Do not touch them," said Death.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You say you are unhappy; and would you make another mother as unhappy as yourself?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

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From this reading "Another mother!" cried the poor woman, setting the flowers free from her hands.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "You say you are unhappy; and would you make another mother as unhappy as yourself?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You say you are unhappy; and would you make another mother as unhappy as yourself?"

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Give me back my child," said the mother, weeping and imploring; and she seized two beautiful flowers in her hands, and cried to Death, "I will tear up all your flowers, for I am in despair."

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "You say you are unhappy; and would you make another mother as unhappy as yourself?"