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Chapter IX
Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too. I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do? I cannot help your need. That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern. David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
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later than; following
From this reading “David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.”
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading “Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot help your need.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot help your need.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do?”
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later than; following
From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
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From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
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From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
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From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
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From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
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From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do?
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From this reading I cannot help your need.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
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From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
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From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do?
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From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
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From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
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From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do?
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From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
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From this reading I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do?
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From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
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From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot help your need.
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From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
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From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
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From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot help your need.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
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From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
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From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do?
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From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
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From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David Blake would come in, after tea, or after dinner, sit for an hour in almost total silence, and then go away again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That first evening was one of many others, all on very much the same pattern.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do?
which person or people
From this reading I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I, who would give my very soul for you, What can I do?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Through fire and frost and snow I see you go, I see your feet that bleed, My heart bleeds too.
