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Chapter XV
"Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet." --_The Miller's Daughter._ It is evening; the shadows are swiftly gathering. Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here. Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches. How short the days have grown!
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How short the days have grown!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “How short the days have grown!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here.”
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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 "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
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From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
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From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
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From this reading --_The Miller's Daughter._ It is evening; the shadows are swiftly gathering.
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From this reading How short the days have grown!
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From this reading Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here.
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From this reading --_The Miller's Daughter._ It is evening; the shadows are swiftly gathering.
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From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
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From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
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From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
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From this reading --_The Miller's Daughter._ It is evening; the shadows are swiftly gathering.
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From this reading How short the days have grown!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How short the days have grown!
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From this reading Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here.
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From this reading How short the days have grown!
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From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
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From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_The Miller's Daughter._ It is evening; the shadows are swiftly gathering.
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From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Miller's Daughter._ It is evening; the shadows are swiftly gathering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Miller's Daughter._ It is evening; the shadows are swiftly gathering.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading How short the days have grown!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the dusk--sure herald of night--is here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Miller's Daughter._ It is evening; the shadows are swiftly gathering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_The Miller's Daughter._ It is evening; the shadows are swiftly gathering.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above in the trees the birds are crooning their last faint songs and ruffling their feathers on their night-perches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Love is hurt with jar and fret, Love is made a vague regret, Eyes with idle tears are wet."
