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Chapter XIX
A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned. The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun. I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth. Each spring my heart is rejuvenated, my flesh becomes lighter. There is a purification of my entire being.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “There is a purification of my entire being.”
unpleasantly cold
From this reading “The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.”
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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 TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
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From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
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From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
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From this reading Each spring my heart is rejuvenated, my flesh becomes lighter.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There is a purification of my entire being.
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From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
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From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
unpleasantly cold
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
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From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
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From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each spring my heart is rejuvenated, my flesh becomes lighter.
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From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
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From this reading There is a purification of my entire being.
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From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
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From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
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From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
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From this reading Each spring my heart is rejuvenated, my flesh becomes lighter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
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From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
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From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
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From this reading Each spring my heart is rejuvenated, my flesh becomes lighter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each spring my heart is rejuvenated, my flesh becomes lighter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
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From this reading Each spring my heart is rejuvenated, my flesh becomes lighter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
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From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a purification of my entire being.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each spring my heart is rejuvenated, my flesh becomes lighter.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
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From this reading There is a purification of my entire being.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
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From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY Sunday, on opening the window, I saw that the spring had returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I breathed my fill of this wave of life rolling in the sky; I was delighted with the warm and somewhat biting perfumes which arose from the earth.
but in spite of that
From this reading The air had grown warmer, though it was yet somewhat chilly; I felt amid the last quivers of winter the first fervid glow of the sun.
