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Chapter VIII
Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight. She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses. Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest. It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have. Mine was but an idle quest,-- Roses white and red are best!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mine was but an idle quest,-- Roses white and red are best!”
not one, and not any
From this reading “She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.”
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From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mine was but an idle quest,-- Roses white and red are best!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mine was but an idle quest,-- Roses white and red are best!
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From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.
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From this reading Mine was but an idle quest,-- Roses white and red are best!
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.
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From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
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From this reading Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight.
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From this reading It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.
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From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight.
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From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
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From this reading It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.
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From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight.
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From this reading Mine was but an idle quest,-- Roses white and red are best!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.
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From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
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From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
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From this reading Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mine was but an idle quest,-- Roses white and red are best!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight.
not one, and not any
From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
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From this reading Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight.
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From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
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From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
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From this reading Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight.
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From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
an old word for “to”
From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
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From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mine was but an idle quest,-- Roses white and red are best!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It may be beyond the grave She shall find what she would have.
in or at the place that
From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
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From this reading Roses red and roses white Plucked I for my love's delight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
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From this reading Half the world I wandered through, Seeking where such flowers grew; Half the world unto my quest Answered but with laugh and jest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would none of all my posies,-- Bade me gather her blue roses.
