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Chapter V
IN A GARDEN. I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May. --MATHILDE BLIND. Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer. Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.”
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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 IN A GARDEN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
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From this reading Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.
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From this reading --MATHILDE BLIND.
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From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.
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From this reading Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
one or the other of two
From this reading Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
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From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN A GARDEN.
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From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.
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From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
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From this reading Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A GARDEN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.
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From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
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From this reading Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.
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From this reading --MATHILDE BLIND.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
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From this reading Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
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From this reading Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
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From this reading Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
not any; not one
From this reading Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
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From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.
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From this reading Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
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From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
up to a particular time
From this reading Aunt Marjorie had cried until she could cry no longer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hers was a slighter nature than either Mr. Merton's or Hilda's.
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From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
in or at the place that
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
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From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I go like one in a dream, unbidden my feet know the way, To that garden where love stood in blossom with the red and white hawthorn of May.
