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Chapter VI
THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them. “Yes, thou art gone! And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.” “Gone!” she said, and smiled sadly. “Where is he gone?”
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Yes, thou art gone!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Yes, thou art gone!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.”
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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 THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Yes, thou art gone!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
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From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
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From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
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From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
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From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
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From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
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From this reading “Yes, thou art gone!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where is he gone?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
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From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is he gone?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
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From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
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From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
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From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
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From this reading “Gone!” she said, and smiled sadly.
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From this reading “Gone!” she said, and smiled sadly.
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From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
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From this reading “Gone!” she said, and smiled sadly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Yes, thou art gone!
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From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
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From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE CORDS ARE TIGHTENED _She had been reading in the little cabin, and a hush had fallen upon them.
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From this reading And round me too the night In ever-nearing circle weaves her shade.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is he gone?”
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From this reading “Yes, thou art gone!
