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Chapter XVII
‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’ Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him. ‘How do you do?’ says she. ‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby. ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.”
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From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
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From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
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From this reading ‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby.
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From this reading ‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘How do you do?’ says she.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
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From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
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From this reading ‘How do you do?’ says she.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
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From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
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From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How do you do?’ says she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘How do you do?’ says she.
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From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
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From this reading Susan sees him first, and, pushing Bonnie gently from her, rises to meet him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You are just in time to hear Tommy’s story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To feel every prompting of pleasure, To know every pulsing of pain; To dream of Life’s happiest measure, And find all her promises vain.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘That you, Wyndham?’ cries Crosby.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘How do you do?’ says she.
