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Chapter IX
MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?" "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys. "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?" "Play the last thing, please," said Fergus. "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
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later than; following
From this reading “"Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Play the last thing, please," said Fergus.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Play the last thing, please," said Fergus.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"”
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later than; following
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
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From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
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From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
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From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
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From this reading "Play the last thing, please," said Fergus.
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From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
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From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
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From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Play the last thing, please," said Fergus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
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From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
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From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
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From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
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From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
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From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Play the last thing, please," said Fergus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
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From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
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From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Play the last thing, please," said Fergus.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
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From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
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From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
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From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
at the time that
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
