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Chapter XIII
FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields. For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open. Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries. All day would they wander hand in hand. But this was a state of things that could not last.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But this was a state of things that could not last.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All day would they wander hand in hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But this was a state of things that could not last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “All day would they wander hand in hand.”
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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 For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
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From this reading All day would they wander hand in hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
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From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
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From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
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From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
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From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
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From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was a state of things that could not last.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
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From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But this was a state of things that could not last.
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From this reading All day would they wander hand in hand.
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From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
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From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
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From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
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From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
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From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
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From this reading All day would they wander hand in hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
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From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this was a state of things that could not last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this was a state of things that could not last.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this was a state of things that could not last.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
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From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
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From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
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From this reading But this was a state of things that could not last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But this was a state of things that could not last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
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From this reading But this was a state of things that could not last.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
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From this reading All day would they wander hand in hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drenched by the rains, combed by the winds, baked by the sun, they soon became as brown as berries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM this time forth, as far as it was possible, Gervase and Anne kept to the woods and the fields.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All day would they wander hand in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several weeks they yielded themselves to a free life in the open.
