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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
ago
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
akin
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
alive
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
away
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From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
cage
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Calvert
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From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
canary
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
close
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
drawing-room
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From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
drawn
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
dreamed
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EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
exactly
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
externals
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favourite
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
felt
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From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
fig-tree
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
Florence
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
flower
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From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
flower-garden
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
flowers
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
fond
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
full
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further
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glass
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
gone
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
held
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
How
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hung
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
hyacinths
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
influences
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
lie
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
love
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
mark
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From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
more
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
old
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
once
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From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
passion
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
Petrarch
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
place
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From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
poem
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From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
read
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
recline
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
rooms
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rug
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
sofa
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
some
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
tall
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
Tennyson
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
terrier
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
There
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
thus
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
together
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From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
Uhland
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
used
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
very
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
volume
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From this reading There was a flower to mark a place in the volume of Uhland, and it was at a little poem they had once read together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
weeks
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From this reading How full of memories are these old rooms, where we have dreamed away some weeks of life, if not in love, in something akin to it, and thus more alive to the influences of externals than if further gone in the passion!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Calvert found himself alone in the drawing-room, he felt as if he had never been away.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
window
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
work-table
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From this reading Everything was so exactly as he left it There was the sofa drawn close to the window of the flower-garden where Florence used to recline; there the little work-table with the tall glass that held her hyacinths, the flowers she was so fond of; there the rug for her terrier to lie on.
Yonder
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From this reading Yonder, under the fig-tree, hung the cage with her favourite canary; and here were the very books she used to read long ago--Petrarch and Tennyson and Uhland.
