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LOTTIE’S SIDE OF THE QUESTION. Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago. How happy she had been! The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance. Her coming away was with a sense of humiliation and shame.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How happy she had been!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “LOTTIE’S SIDE OF THE QUESTION.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.”
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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 Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her coming away was with a sense of humiliation and shame.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
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From this reading Her coming away was with a sense of humiliation and shame.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How happy she had been!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
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From this reading Her coming away was with a sense of humiliation and shame.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
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From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
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From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
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From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
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From this reading How happy she had been!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
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From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
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From this reading How happy she had been!
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From this reading Her coming away was with a sense of humiliation and shame.
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From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
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From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
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From this reading LOTTIE’S SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOTTIE’S SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
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From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
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From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LOTTIE’S SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
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From this reading Her coming away was with a sense of humiliation and shame.
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From this reading Her coming away was with a sense of humiliation and shame.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How happy she had been!
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From this reading LOTTIE’S SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
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From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOTTIE’S SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The hour that had passed under the falling leaves had been like paradise; but the portals of exit from paradise are perhaps never so sweet as those of entrance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her coming away was with a sense of humiliation and shame.
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From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lottie made her way down the Slopes alone, with feelings which had greatly changed from those of a few minutes ago.
