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Chapter XXVI
THE SLOW SAD HOURS. And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there. --Byron. Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once. The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.”
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.”
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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 Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
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From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
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From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
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From this reading --Byron.
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From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
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From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
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From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
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From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
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From this reading THE SLOW SAD HOURS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
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From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
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From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
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From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
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From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
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From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
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From this reading THE SLOW SAD HOURS.
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From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
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From this reading THE SLOW SAD HOURS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SLOW SAD HOURS.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The servant told him that they were only just gone, and he drove off in pursuit.
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
at the time that
From this reading Dolly and her mother had left the Middletons' when John Morgan drove up in a hansom, with a message from his mother to bring them back at once.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
but in spite of that
From this reading And thou wert sad, yet I was not with thee; And thou wert sick, and yet I was not there.
