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Chapter VIII
"Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool? And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill?" RUPERT BROOKE. I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was. If you were, you believe of course that it is the centre of the world.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “"Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If you were, you believe of course that it is the centre of the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you were, you believe of course that it is the centre of the world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.”
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill?"”
except if; if not
From this reading “I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If you were, you believe of course that it is the centre of the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
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From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
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From this reading RUPERT BROOKE.
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From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
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From this reading If you were, you believe of course that it is the centre of the world.
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From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you were, you believe of course that it is the centre of the world.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
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From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
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From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you were, you believe of course that it is the centre of the world.
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
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From this reading And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
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From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
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From this reading And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
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From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
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From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill?"
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From this reading RUPERT BROOKE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you were, you believe of course that it is the centre of the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And laughs the immortal river still Under the mill, under the mill?"
except if; if not
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, is the water sweet and cool, Gentle and brown, above the pool?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you were, you believe of course that it is the centre of the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I do not think you have ever heard of the little village of Riff in Lowshire, Reader, unless you were born and bred in it as I was.
