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Chapter XXV
A NEW TERROR. “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.” Lord Houghton. LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things. Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.””
a serious promise
From this reading ““It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.””
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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 A NEW TERROR.
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From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
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From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
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From this reading LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.
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From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
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From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
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From this reading LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.
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From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
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From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
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From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
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From this reading Lord Houghton.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
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From this reading Lord Houghton.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
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From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
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From this reading A NEW TERROR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
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From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
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From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
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From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
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From this reading LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
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From this reading LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.
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From this reading A NEW TERROR.
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From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
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From this reading LAST days are generally sad, sometimes terrible things.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
a serious promise
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
at the time that
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It is not for what he would be to me now, If he still were here, that I mourn him so: It is for the thought of a broken vow, And for what he was to me long ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sad enough were these last days at Greystone: Cicely felt thankful when they were over, though once gone, she would have given years of life to recall them.
