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Chapter VIII
VIGNETTE OF EARLY MORNING. "GILBERT IS COMING HOME!" "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel." --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal. From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “VIGNETTE OF EARLY MORNING.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “--_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.”
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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 From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
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From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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From this reading "GILBERT IS COMING HOME!"
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From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
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From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
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From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
not friendly or close
From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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From this reading VIGNETTE OF EARLY MORNING.
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From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
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From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
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From this reading "GILBERT IS COMING HOME!"
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From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
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From this reading "GILBERT IS COMING HOME!"
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From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
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From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "GILBERT IS COMING HOME!"
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From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIGNETTE OF EARLY MORNING.
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From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VIGNETTE OF EARLY MORNING.
above and across; more than
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading From a distant steading came the thin brazen cry of a cock, thin as a bugle, and round the Lothians' sleeping house the bubble of bird-song began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIGNETTE OF EARLY MORNING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
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From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
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From this reading --_Baudelaire._ The white magic of morning was at work over the village of Mortland Royal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Elle se repand dans ma vie Comme un air imprégné de sel, Et dans mon âme inassouvie Verse le goût de l'éternel."
