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Chapter XXII
THE HOME IN THE SOUTH. They had gone to the country--to Kentucky. The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world. With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning. How gentle to the wind-flower--its own spoiled child.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.”
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading “How gentle to the wind-flower--its own spoiled child.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.
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From this reading The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
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From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
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From this reading The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.
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From this reading How gentle to the wind-flower--its own spoiled child.
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From this reading They had gone to the country--to Kentucky.
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From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
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From this reading How gentle to the wind-flower--its own spoiled child.
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From this reading They had gone to the country--to Kentucky.
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From this reading The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had gone to the country--to Kentucky.
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From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
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From this reading The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.
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From this reading THE HOME IN THE SOUTH.
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From this reading How gentle to the wind-flower--its own spoiled child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HOME IN THE SOUTH.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How gentle to the wind-flower--its own spoiled child.
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From this reading They had gone to the country--to Kentucky.
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From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
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From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.
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From this reading The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.
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From this reading How gentle to the wind-flower--its own spoiled child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.
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From this reading THE HOME IN THE SOUTH.
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading How gentle to the wind-flower--its own spoiled child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOME IN THE SOUTH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone to the country--to Kentucky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had gone to the country--to Kentucky.
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From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.
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From this reading How gentle to the wind-flower--its own spoiled child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With what light touch it lifted the hazel, bent to earth at morning.
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From this reading The wind seemed to blow out of all the heavens across the greening world.
