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Blue-Bird Weather

Chapter I

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The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The
Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."
_Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."
88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.
There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Blue-Bird Weather

Chapter I

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The
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Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."
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_Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."
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88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.
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There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

Learner Dictionary

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Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.”

Ashes noun US /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading “The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.”

Disappeared noun US /ˈdisappeared/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.”

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.”

Waste noun US /weɪst/

an empty, uncultivated area of land

From this reading “There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.”

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127

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

14

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

26

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

33

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

88

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

99

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Adventures

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

afraid

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Ailsa

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

almost

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

America

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Appleton

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Ascalon

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

AshesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

ate

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

away

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

became

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Blue-Bird

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

bounded

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Cambric

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Cardigan

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

causeway

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From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

Chance

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Charles

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Choice

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

comes

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Common

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Company

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Conspirators

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

curtains

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

cypress

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

D

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Dana

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Danger

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

dark

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

distinguish

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

door

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Dukes

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

duskier

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Empire

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exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

far

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Few

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Fighting

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Firing

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flat

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Forest-Land

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

Frontispiece

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

furrowing

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From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

Garden-Land

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

gathered

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Gibson

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

gravely

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Green

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Haste

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Haunts

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Heaven

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Herold

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Hide

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

hoof

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From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

horizons

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Hurry

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

I'm

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Illustrations

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Iole

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Japonette

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Jim

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

King

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Ladies

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land

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Law

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Line

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

live

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

London

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Lorraine

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Lost

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

love

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

luncheon

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Maid-at-Arms

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Maids

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Maker

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Man

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Marche's

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Mark

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

marshes

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Mask

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

MCMXII

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Men

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Messenger

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Miss

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Modest

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Moons

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Mountain-Land

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Mouse

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Mystery

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

New

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

night

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

now

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

objects

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

only

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Orchard-Land

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Outdoor-Land

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Outsiders

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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

Paige

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Paradise

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Persons

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pleasantly

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Published

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Quarter

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Reckoning

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Red

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reeds

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From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

Republic

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

River-Land

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

said

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

Search

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Seek

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Set

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

softly

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Some

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sorry

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

sound

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From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

Special

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splash

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From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

States

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Streets

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submerged

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From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

tapped

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

tells

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

there

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

together

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

too

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Tracer

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Tree

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trotted

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

United

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

Unknown

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

vaguer

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

wastenounUS /weɪst/

an empty, uncultivated area of land

From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

water

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Weather

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Well

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

wheel

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From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Frontispiece_ "She said gravely: 'I am afraid it will be blue-bird weather.'" 14 "'Well,' he said pleasantly, 'what comes next, Miss Herold?'" 26 "'I'm _so_ sorry, Jim.'" 33 "They ate their luncheon there together."

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

withered

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From this reading There was no sound from the waste except the wind among the withered reeds and the furrowing splash of wheel and hoof over the submerged causeway.

world

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From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Yellow

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

York

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From this reading Mystery of Choice The Cambric Mask The Maker of Moons The King in Yellow In Search of the Unknown The Conspirators A King and a Few Dukes In the Quarter Garden-Land Forest-Land River-Land Mountain-Land Orchard-Land Outdoor-Land Hide and Seek in Forest-Land With Illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson D. Appleton and Company New York and London :: MCMXII Published in the United States of America "She trotted away to Marche's door and tapped softly."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 88 "'Jim,' he said, 'where did you live?'" 99 "'He tells you that he--he is in love with you?'" 127 BLUE-BIRD WEATHER It was now almost too dark to distinguish objects; duskier and vaguer became the flat world of marshes, set here and there with cypress and bounded only by far horizons; and at last land and water disappeared behind the gathered curtains of the night.

Young

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The

Younger

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From this reading The Streets Of Ascalon Blue-Bird Weather Japonette The Adventures of a Modest Man The Danger Mark Special Messenger The Firing Line The Younger Set The Fighting Chance Some Ladies in Haste The Tree of Heaven The Tracer of Lost Persons A Young Man in a Hurry Lorraine Maids of Paradise Ashes of Empire The Red Republic Outsiders The Common Law Ailsa Paige The Green Mouse Iole The Reckoning The Maid-at-Arms Cardigan The Haunts of Men The