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Chapter XL
"Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose." "Love is a great master." "I am reading," says she. "Can't you see that?" "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “"Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Love is a great master."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.”
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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 "Love is a great master."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am reading," says she.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
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From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
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From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
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From this reading "Can't you see that?"
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From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Love is a great master."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Love is a great master."
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From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Love is a great master."
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From this reading "Love is a great master."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
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From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
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From this reading "I am reading," says she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am reading," says she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you see that?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am reading," says she.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
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From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Can't you see that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Lips are so like flowers I might snatch at those Redder than the rose leaves, Sweeter than the rose."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
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From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
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From this reading "Read to me, then," says Tommy, scrambling up on the bench beside her and snuggling himself under her arm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you see that?"
