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Chapter XVI
The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand. 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily. It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder. His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless. The happy, invincible optimism of the bird was in him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.”
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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 The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
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From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
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From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
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From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
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From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
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From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The happy, invincible optimism of the bird was in him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
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From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
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From this reading The happy, invincible optimism of the bird was in him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The happy, invincible optimism of the bird was in him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
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From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
