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And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell. The words did not matter. Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul! Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion. But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
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acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!”
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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 And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
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From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
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From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
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From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
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From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
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From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
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From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
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From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The words did not matter.
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From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
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From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
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From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
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From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
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From this reading The words did not matter.
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From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
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From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
not any; not one
From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The words did not matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she heard the answer away back in her soul, like a far-off mocking-bird at night.
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From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
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From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
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From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
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From this reading And one by one, voices in the crowd broke free, like birds launching and coming in from a distance, caught by the spell.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
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From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any verse, any words, no words, the song remained the same: a strong, deep wind rushing from the caverns of the breast, from the everlasting soul!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kate herself was too shy and wincing to sing: too blenched with disillusion.
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From this reading The words did not matter.
