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Chapter XIV
THE LITTLE RIFT. No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no! --JEAN INGELOW. Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature. Judy's advent in the house gave him no small annoyance.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LITTLE RIFT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.”
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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 Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
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From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
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From this reading Judy's advent in the house gave him no small annoyance.
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From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
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From this reading Judy's advent in the house gave him no small annoyance.
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From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
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From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
an old word for “before”
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
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From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
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From this reading Judy's advent in the house gave him no small annoyance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Judy's advent in the house gave him no small annoyance.
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From this reading Judy's advent in the house gave him no small annoyance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Judy's advent in the house gave him no small annoyance.
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From this reading --JEAN INGELOW.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
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From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
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From this reading --JEAN INGELOW.
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From this reading Judy's advent in the house gave him no small annoyance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
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From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
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From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
not any; not one
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
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From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
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From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy's advent in the house gave him no small annoyance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE RIFT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No backward path; ah! no returning; No second crossing that ripple's flow: Come to me now for the mist is burning: Come ere it darkens; Ah, no; ah, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jasper Quentyns was quite certain that he was behaving admirably under circumstances of a specially trying nature.
