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Chapter VI
"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY. A little room, scantily but neatly furnished. A low bed. A dying man. A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
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an old form of “does”
From this reading “"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.”
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.”
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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 little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
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From this reading A low bed.
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From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
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From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
an old form of “does”
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading A dying man.
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From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
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From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
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From this reading A low bed.
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From this reading A dying man.
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From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
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From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
not any; not one
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
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From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
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From this reading A little room, scantily but neatly furnished.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
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From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
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From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
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From this reading A kneeling girl,--half child, half woman,--with a lovely, miserable face, and pretty yellow hair.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Tread softly; bow the head,-- In reverent silence bow, No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now."--CAROLINE SOUTHEY.
