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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
always
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From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
amply
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
ardour
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From this reading Neither dew nor hoar-frost seemed to damp his ardour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
back
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
betimes
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From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
big
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
boulder
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
breakfast
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
conscience-salving
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
damp
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From this reading Neither dew nor hoar-frost seemed to damp his ardour.
dawn
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
day
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
Deverill's
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
dew
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From this reading Neither dew nor hoar-frost seemed to damp his ardour.
distanced
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From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
early
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
familiar
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
fancy
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
farewell
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
five
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
Florian
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
following
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
formula
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
four
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
fulfilled
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
grey
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
highly
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
hillside
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither dew nor hoar-frost seemed to damp his ardour.
hoar-frost
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From this reading Neither dew nor hoar-frost seemed to damp his ardour.
hypothetical
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
interview
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
inwardly
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
leave-taking
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
Linnet
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
mornings
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
most
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither dew nor hoar-frost seemed to damp his ardour.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither dew nor hoar-frost seemed to damp his ardour.
noticed
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
oracular
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
Perhaps
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
promise
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
regularity
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
rose
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From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
said
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither dew nor hoar-frost seemed to damp his ardour.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
solitary
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
some
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Florian rose betimes himself, to be sure, but Will had always already distanced him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
thrilling
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither dew nor hoar-frost seemed to damp his ardour.
to-morrow
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
trembling
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
unaccountable
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
used
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
walks
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
word
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From this reading And every time, Linnet, thrilling and trembling inwardly, answered back the same one conscience-salving word, “Perhaps,” which oracular and highly hypothetical promise she nevertheless most amply fulfilled with great regularity on the following morning.
WORLD
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE WORLD For some four or five mornings after this hillside interview, Florian noticed every day a most unaccountable fancy on Will Deverill’s part for solitary walks at early dawn before breakfast.
You'll
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From this reading And on every one of those five mornings, when Will said farewell to Linnet by the big grey boulder, he used the same familiar formula of leave-taking, “You’ll be here again to-morrow?”
