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Chapter XXVIII
The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna. The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue. The pine-tree looked afar to other pine-trees. Each seemed solitary. Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The pine-tree looked afar to other pine-trees.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each seemed solitary.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.”
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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 The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
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From this reading The pine-tree looked afar to other pine-trees.
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From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
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From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
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From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
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From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
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From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each seemed solitary.
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From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
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From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
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From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pine-tree looked afar to other pine-trees.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
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From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pine-tree looked afar to other pine-trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each seemed solitary.
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From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each seemed solitary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie lay in the flowering grass, beneath a pine-tree, rising lonely from the Roman Campagna.
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From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pine-tree looked afar to other pine-trees.
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From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The grass flowed for miles, a multitudinous green speculating upon other colors, here and there clearly donning a gold, an amethyst, a blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet all had the oneness of the great stage, and if it could comprehend the stage might swim with its little solitariness into a wider uniqueness.
