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Chapter X
“Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.” MRS. HEMANS. Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone. The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.””
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.””
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.””
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
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From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
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From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
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From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
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From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
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From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
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From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
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From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
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From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
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From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
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From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
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From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
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From this reading HEMANS.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
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From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
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From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
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From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
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From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
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From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
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From this reading MRS.
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From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Speak not of grief till thou hast seen The tears of armed men.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the evening of that day, Caleb Field and his daughter sat in Dame Rogers’s better room alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The minister had newly returned from the strenuous labors of his vocation, and Edith had just finished telling him of the strange meeting of the morning.
