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Chapter I
“Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.” (Dorothea Mackellar.) “Do the beastly old map yourself, if you want it. I shan't, anyhow!” “Wilfred!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.””
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ““Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.””
not friendly or close
From this reading ““Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.””
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Do the beastly old map yourself, if you want it.”
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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 “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
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From this reading I shan't, anyhow!”
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From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
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From this reading “Do the beastly old map yourself, if you want it.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do the beastly old map yourself, if you want it.
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From this reading (Dorothea Mackellar.)
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From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shan't, anyhow!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (Dorothea Mackellar.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do the beastly old map yourself, if you want it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do the beastly old map yourself, if you want it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't, anyhow!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do the beastly old map yourself, if you want it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Beyond the distant sky-line (Now pansy-blue and clear), We know a land is waiting, A brown land, very dear: A land of open spaces, Gaunt forest, treeless plain: And if we once have loved it We must come back again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wilfred!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do the beastly old map yourself, if you want it.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Do the beastly old map yourself, if you want it.
