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Chapter IV
THISTLE-DOWN. Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note. Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy. Poetry Past and Present. Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
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an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.”
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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 Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
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From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
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From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
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From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
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From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
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From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
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From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
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From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
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From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
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From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
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From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
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From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
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From this reading Poetry Past and Present.
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From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
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From this reading Poetry Past and Present.
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From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
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From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
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From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
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From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
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From this reading THISTLE-DOWN.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary Ponsonby had led a life of change and wandering that had given her few strong local attachments.
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From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Lightly soars the thistle-down, Lightly does it float--, Lightly seeds of care are sown, Little do we note.
at the time that
From this reading Watch life's thistles bud and blow, Oh, 'tis pleasant folly; But when all life's paths they strew, Then comes melancholy.
