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Chapter III
A fairy bell was tinkling. The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep. The tinkling grew steadily louder. Phœbe waked, saw where she was, and raised her head to listen. The bell was outside.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The bell was outside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.”
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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 A fairy bell was tinkling.
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From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phœbe waked, saw where she was, and raised her head to listen.
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From this reading A fairy bell was tinkling.
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From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
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From this reading A fairy bell was tinkling.
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From this reading The tinkling grew steadily louder.
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From this reading Phœbe waked, saw where she was, and raised her head to listen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
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From this reading Phœbe waked, saw where she was, and raised her head to listen.
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From this reading The tinkling grew steadily louder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bell was outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
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From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
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From this reading Phœbe waked, saw where she was, and raised her head to listen.
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From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
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From this reading Phœbe waked, saw where she was, and raised her head to listen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Phœbe waked, saw where she was, and raised her head to listen.
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From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
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From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
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From this reading The tinkling grew steadily louder.
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From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
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From this reading A fairy bell was tinkling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Phœbe waked, saw where she was, and raised her head to listen.
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From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
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From this reading Phœbe waked, saw where she was, and raised her head to listen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fairy bell was tinkling.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The clear tones were part of a dream so sweet, though afterwards not remembered, that Phœbe smiled in her sleep.
in or at the place that
From this reading Phœbe waked, saw where she was, and raised her head to listen.
