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BY THOMAS HARDY. 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology. Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.' CRASHAW: _Love's Horoscope_. WITH A MAP OF WESSEX.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
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From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THOMAS HARDY.
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From this reading CRASHAW: _Love's Horoscope_.
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
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From this reading BY THOMAS HARDY.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
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From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
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From this reading CRASHAW: _Love's Horoscope_.
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading 'Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology.
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From this reading BY THOMAS HARDY.
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From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
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From this reading WITH A MAP OF WESSEX.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Howe'er Love's native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, 'Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH A MAP OF WESSEX.
