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Chapter I
Volume 7. All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea. A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap. And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision: "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"”
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From this reading Volume 7.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
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From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
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From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
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From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
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From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
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From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
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From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
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From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
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From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
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From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
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From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
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From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
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From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
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From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
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From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
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From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
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From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
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From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
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From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
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From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
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From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
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From this reading Volume 7.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
in the company of; together with
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
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From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
