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Chapter VI
Now Nature is all very well. I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising. But she was no comfort to me now. Smiling she gazed on my discomfiture. The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now Nature is all very well.”
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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 I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
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From this reading Now Nature is all very well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was no comfort to me now.
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From this reading But she was no comfort to me now.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
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From this reading Smiling she gazed on my discomfiture.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
apart from; not including
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
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From this reading Smiling she gazed on my discomfiture.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Nature is all very well.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she was no comfort to me now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Smiling she gazed on my discomfiture.
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From this reading Now Nature is all very well.
not any; not one
From this reading But she was no comfort to me now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
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From this reading Now Nature is all very well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Smiling she gazed on my discomfiture.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
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From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
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From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
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From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she was no comfort to me now.
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From this reading Smiling she gazed on my discomfiture.
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From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
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From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Nature is all very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was no comfort to me now.
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From this reading Now Nature is all very well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
at the time that
From this reading I have nothing to say against her of a Sunday, or when trout are not rising.
in or at the place that
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lovely lines of the hills, curving about the loch, and with their deepest dip just opposite where I sat, were all of a golden autumn brown, except in the violet distance.
