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Chapter V
"Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears." --Tennyson. They are now drawing toward the close of July. To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag. Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.”
in the direction of
From this reading “They are now drawing toward the close of July.”
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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 Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are now drawing toward the close of July.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading They are now drawing toward the close of July.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
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From this reading They are now drawing toward the close of July.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
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From this reading They are now drawing toward the close of July.
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From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
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From this reading They are now drawing toward the close of July.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are now drawing toward the close of July.
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From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
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From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
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From this reading --Tennyson.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They are now drawing toward the close of July.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are now drawing toward the close of July.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
in the direction of
From this reading They are now drawing toward the close of July.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
at the time that
From this reading Ever since that first day in the garden when he betrayed his love to Molly, he had been silent on the subject, fearful lest he gain a more decided repulse.
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From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
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From this reading To Luttrell it appears as though the moments are taking to themselves wings to fly away; to more prosaic mortals they drag.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, we fell out,--I know not why,-- And kissed again with tears."
