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Chapter V
What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster? One is shutter-bell, the other but a shell. I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right. I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me? Bark!
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One is shutter-bell, the other but a shell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?”
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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 What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
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From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
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From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
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From this reading Bark!
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From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
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From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One is shutter-bell, the other but a shell.
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From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
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From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
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From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One is shutter-bell, the other but a shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One is shutter-bell, the other but a shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
except for; apart from
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One is shutter-bell, the other but a shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One is shutter-bell, the other but a shell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am borne on the gale in the stillness of night, A sentinel's signal that all is not right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
at the time that
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the difference between an alarm bell put on a window at night and half an oyster?
but in spite of that
From this reading I am not a swallow, yet skim o'er the wave; I am not a doctor, yet patients I save; When the sapling has grown to a flourishing tree, It finds a protector henceforward in me?
