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Chapter I
(ANTHONY HOPE, PSEUD.) Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river. And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping. Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance. He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.”
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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 He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
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From this reading (ANTHONY HOPE, PSEUD.)
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
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From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
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From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
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From this reading (ANTHONY HOPE, PSEUD.)
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
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From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
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From this reading (ANTHONY HOPE, PSEUD.)
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
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From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
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From this reading He came back, moreover, to assume a position very different from his old one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither life nor the lawn-tennis club was so full at Natterley that the news of Harry Sterling's return had not some importance.
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From this reading And I saw Clarinda stand Near the pansies, weeping, With her hands upon her breast All thine arrows keeping.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
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From this reading Cupid, I met thee yesterday With an empty quiver, Coming from Clarinda's house By the reedy river.
