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Chapter XXVIII
GAYETIES. For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences. At certain hours childhood sparkled in this cloister. The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children." An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.”
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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 An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
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From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in this cloister.
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From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in this cloister.
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From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in this cloister.
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From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in this cloister.
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From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
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From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
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From this reading An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
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From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading GAYETIES.
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From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in this cloister.
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From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in this cloister.
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From this reading An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
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From this reading An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
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From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
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From this reading An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
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From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
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From this reading At certain hours childhood sparkled in this cloister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
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From this reading The bell for recreation was rung, the gate creaked on its hinges, and the birds whispered to each other, "Here are the children."
in the company of; together with
From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
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From this reading For all this, though, the young ladies filled this grave house with delightful reminiscences.
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From this reading An irruption of youth inundated this garden, which with its cross-walks resembled a pall.
