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Chapter VI
RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity. "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la! I had rather plough by moonlight. As well be a grasshopper in a daisy field! Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As well be a grasshopper in a daisy field!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!”
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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 "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
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From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As well be a grasshopper in a daisy field!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As well be a grasshopper in a daisy field!
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From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
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From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
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From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
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From this reading "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
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From this reading As well be a grasshopper in a daisy field!
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From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
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From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
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From this reading As well be a grasshopper in a daisy field!
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From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
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From this reading As well be a grasshopper in a daisy field!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had rather plough by moonlight.
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From this reading "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
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From this reading "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
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From this reading "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
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From this reading I had rather plough by moonlight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
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From this reading I had rather plough by moonlight.
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From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
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From this reading I had rather plough by moonlight.
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From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
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From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
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From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
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From this reading "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
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From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A Congo in the heat of the afternoon, a jig before sunset,--la!
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From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
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From this reading RAND COMES TO FONTENOY "I never dance but by candlelight," remarked Unity.
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From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As well be a grasshopper in a daisy field!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Elegance by waxlight becomes rusticity in the sunshine,--and of all things I would not be rustic!
