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Chapter X
It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells. He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms. The next day it was winter. The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded. He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day it was winter.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.”
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From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
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From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day it was winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day it was winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn't pity the poor sailors as Betty advised; Billy envied them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found them one November morning, their brave, delicate beauty all that remained of unforgotten blooms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
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From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
at the time that
From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
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From this reading The boy welcomed the whirling snow, but when the ice began forming all along the beach, his delight was unbounded.
which person or people
From this reading It was Billy who gathered the last bunch of bluebells.
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From this reading The next day it was winter.
