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Chapter XII
We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line: Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical. But this passage from Sa'di is remarkable: When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose. He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But this passage from Sa'di is remarkable:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But this passage from Sa'di is remarkable:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
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From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this passage from Sa'di is remarkable:
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From this reading We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:
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From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
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From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
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From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But this passage from Sa'di is remarkable:
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From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:
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From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
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From this reading We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:
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From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
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From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
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From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this passage from Sa'di is remarkable:
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From this reading We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this passage from Sa'di is remarkable:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this passage from Sa'di is remarkable:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:
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From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this passage from Sa'di is remarkable:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
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From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We cannot say much in praise of the sixth line:
at the time that
From this reading Insomuch that it haps as when some face: it is curiously awkward and unmusical.
which person or people
From this reading He shapes dull seed to fair imaginings; Who paints with moisture as He painteth things?
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Earth, bewildered, shook in earthquake-throes, With mountain-roots He bound her borders close; Turkis and ruby in her rocks He stored, And on her green branch hung His crimson rose.
