And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.
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Chapter XXVI
“IT’S MOTHER!” Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing. After the morning’s incantations Colin sometimes gave them Magic lectures. “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise. I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
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a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““IT’S MOTHER!””
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From this reading Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
later than; following
From this reading After the morning’s incantations Colin sometimes gave them Magic lectures.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
for the reason that
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
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From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning’s incantations Colin sometimes gave them Magic lectures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning’s incantations Colin sometimes gave them Magic lectures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
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From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing.
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From this reading After the morning’s incantations Colin sometimes gave them Magic lectures.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
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From this reading “IT’S MOTHER!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning’s incantations Colin sometimes gave them Magic lectures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning’s incantations Colin sometimes gave them Magic lectures.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “IT’S MOTHER!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning’s incantations Colin sometimes gave them Magic lectures.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After the morning’s incantations Colin sometimes gave them Magic lectures.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their belief in the Magic was an abiding thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
at the time that
From this reading “I like to do it,” he explained, “because when I grow up and make great scientific discoveries I shall be obliged to lecture about them and so this is practise.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can only give short lectures now because I am very young, and besides Ben Weatherstaff would feel as if he were in church and he would go to sleep.”
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 25: The Curtain?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed...", what tone does the author establish?
