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Chapter III
"Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear. Sing it again! It was sweet to hear.'" "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while. Willan listened patiently for a few moments.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sing it again!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.”
during the time that
From this reading “"But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.”
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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 "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sing it again!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
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From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
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From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
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From this reading Willan listened patiently for a few moments.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
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From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sing it again!
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From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
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From this reading Willan listened patiently for a few moments.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
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From this reading Willan listened patiently for a few moments.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
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From this reading Willan listened patiently for a few moments.
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From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
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From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
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From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
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From this reading Sing it again!
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
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From this reading It was sweet to hear.'"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
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From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
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From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
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From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Long in that hedge there was somebody waiting, Crying in vain, 'I am waiting to hear.
during the time that
From this reading "But I should be silent like the bird, and not sing," she reflected, and paused for a while.
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From this reading Willan listened patiently for a few moments.
