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Chapter XXXVI
FOUND AND TAKEN. 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M. 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut. 'I must feast my eyes on him.' Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOUND AND TAKEN.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'I must feast my eyes on him.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOUND AND TAKEN.
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From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
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From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
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From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.
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From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
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From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
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From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.
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From this reading 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
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From this reading 'I must feast my eyes on him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I must feast my eyes on him.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOUND AND TAKEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I must feast my eyes on him.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I must feast my eyes on him.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I must feast my eyes on him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I must feast my eyes on him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOUND AND TAKEN.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The angels of the gateway Bent softly to the child, And stretched glad hands to take him To the kingdom undefiled.'--B. M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Come up and see him,' said Nuttie, as the dining-room door was shut.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Annaple replied by throwing an arm round her and looking into her eyes, kissing her on each cheek, and then, as they reached the landing in the summer twilight, waltzing round and round that narrow space with her.
