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Chapter XVI
THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading. “We must go,” she was saying. “But it was worthwhile to come.” “It was all worth-while,” he said--“all!” And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But it was worthwhile to come.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““We must go,” she was saying.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.”
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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 And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
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From this reading “It was all worth-while,” he said--“all!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
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From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it was worthwhile to come.”
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From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it was worthwhile to come.”
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From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
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From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
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From this reading “We must go,” she was saying.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It was all worth-while,” he said--“all!”
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From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But it was worthwhile to come.”
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must go,” she was saying.
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was all worth-while,” he said--“all!”
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From this reading “We must go,” she was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We must go,” she was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But it was worthwhile to come.”
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
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From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BREAK FOR FREEDOM _The scarlet flush of morning was in the sky; and they stood upon the hill again, and watched the color spreading.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must go,” she was saying.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And she smiled, and quoted some lines from the poem-- “Thou too, O Thyrsis, on like quest wast bound; Thou wanderedst with me for a little hour!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It was all worth-while,” he said--“all!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But it was worthwhile to come.”
