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Chapter XXII
EPITHALAMY. For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought. To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements. She shamed him for his strength and clumsiness. And the light in her eyes and the warmth in her heart that lit them!
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very surprised
From this reading “To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She shamed him for his strength and clumsiness.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.”
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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 For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
very surprised
From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading She shamed him for his strength and clumsiness.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading EPITHALAMY.
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From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading And the light in her eyes and the warmth in her heart that lit them!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the light in her eyes and the warmth in her heart that lit them!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She shamed him for his strength and clumsiness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She shamed him for his strength and clumsiness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the light in her eyes and the warmth in her heart that lit them!
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading And the light in her eyes and the warmth in her heart that lit them!
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From this reading And the light in her eyes and the warmth in her heart that lit them!
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From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
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From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
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From this reading She shamed him for his strength and clumsiness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
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From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She shamed him for his strength and clumsiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the light in her eyes and the warmth in her heart that lit them!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the light in her eyes and the warmth in her heart that lit them!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the light in her eyes and the warmth in her heart that lit them!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
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From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
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From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading And the light in her eyes and the warmth in her heart that lit them!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For three indelible days Lewisham's existence was a fabric of fine emotions, life was too wonderful and beautiful for any doubts or forethought.
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From this reading To be with Ethel was perpetual delight--she astonished this sisterless youngster with a thousand feminine niceties and refinements.
