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Chapter XXXVII
Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down. --SWINBURNE. Michael could scarce believe his own eyes. The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment. Papa Legros was here with Rose Marie.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Michael could scarce believe his own eyes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Michael could scarce believe his own eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Papa Legros was here with Rose Marie.”
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “Michael could scarce believe his own eyes.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Michael could scarce believe his own eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Michael could scarce believe his own eyes.
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From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading Michael could scarce believe his own eyes.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Papa Legros was here with Rose Marie.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Michael could scarce believe his own eyes.
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From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading Papa Legros was here with Rose Marie.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading Papa Legros was here with Rose Marie.
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From this reading Michael could scarce believe his own eyes.
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From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading Michael could scarce believe his own eyes.
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From this reading Papa Legros was here with Rose Marie.
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From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading Papa Legros was here with Rose Marie.
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Michael could scarce believe his own eyes.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
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From this reading --SWINBURNE.
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From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Papa Legros was here with Rose Marie.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The reality had brought him back with irresistible force from his day-dream to the tangible situation of the moment.
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From this reading Love that is root and fruit of terrene things, Love that the whole world's waters shall not drown The whole world's fiery forces not burn down.
