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Chapter V
‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’ As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket. ‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’ ‘Yes, do,’ says Carew. ‘Tea will be here in a moment.’
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Tea will be here in a moment.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.”
in the direction of
From this reading “As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.”
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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 ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’
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From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Tea will be here in a moment.’
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From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
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From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
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From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
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From this reading ‘Yes, do,’ says Carew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’
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From this reading ‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Yes, do,’ says Carew.
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From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
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From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Tea will be here in a moment.’
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From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
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From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Tea will be here in a moment.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
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From this reading ‘Yes, do,’ says Carew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
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From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
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From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Tea will be here in a moment.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘So bright a tear in Beauty’s eye, Love half regrets to kiss it dry.’
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From this reading ‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’
in the direction of
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Tea will be here in a moment.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Susan appears, the guilty ones upon the tennis-ground move simultaneously towards her, Betty with a shy little rush, and holding out to her her racket.
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From this reading ‘Yes, do,’ says Carew.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Come and have another game, Susan, and you, too, Mr. Crosby.’
