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Chapter XIV
The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come? --Old Song “Maisie, come to bed.” “It's so hot I can't sleep. Don't worry.” Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?”
in the direction of
From this reading “The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?”
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
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From this reading --Old Song “Maisie, come to bed.”
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From this reading “It's so hot I can't sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading Don't worry.”
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading “It's so hot I can't sleep.
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading “It's so hot I can't sleep.
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading --Old Song “Maisie, come to bed.”
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From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading --Old Song “Maisie, come to bed.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
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From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
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From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
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From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading “It's so hot I can't sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It's so hot I can't sleep.
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From this reading --Old Song “Maisie, come to bed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --Old Song “Maisie, come to bed.”
in the direction of
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maisie put her elbows on the window-sill and looked at the moonlight on the straight, poplar-flanked road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun went down an hour ago, I wonder if I face towards home; If I lost my way in the light of day How shall I find it now night is come?
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From this reading Don't worry.”
