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Chapter XXIX
Ian guided the boat to the water steps. Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake. Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales. Facing him sat the Milanese song-bird, the singer Antonia Castinelli. She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.”
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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 Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
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From this reading Facing him sat the Milanese song-bird, the singer Antonia Castinelli.
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From this reading She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales.
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From this reading Ian guided the boat to the water steps.
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From this reading Facing him sat the Milanese song-bird, the singer Antonia Castinelli.
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From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
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From this reading Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales.
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From this reading Facing him sat the Milanese song-bird, the singer Antonia Castinelli.
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From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
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From this reading Ian guided the boat to the water steps.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Facing him sat the Milanese song-bird, the singer Antonia Castinelli.
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From this reading Ian guided the boat to the water steps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
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From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
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From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Facing him sat the Milanese song-bird, the singer Antonia Castinelli.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.
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From this reading Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.
above and across; more than
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
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From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Facing him sat the Milanese song-bird, the singer Antonia Castinelli.
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From this reading Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.
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From this reading Facing him sat the Milanese song-bird, the singer Antonia Castinelli.
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From this reading Facing him sat the Milanese song-bird, the singer Antonia Castinelli.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ian guided the boat to the water steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ian guided the boat to the water steps.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ian guided the boat to the water steps.
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From this reading Above the roses sprang deep trees, shade behind shade, and here sang nightingales.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the throat of the nightingale and the beauty of the velvety open rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above, over the wall, streamed roses, a great, soundless fall of them, reflected, mass and color, in the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ian guided the boat to the water steps.
