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Chapter XVII
THE PERVIGILIUM. 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew! It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you! It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord. For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!”
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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 It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
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From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
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From this reading 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
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From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
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From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
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From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
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From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
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From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
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From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
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From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
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From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
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From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
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From this reading 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!
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From this reading 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!
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From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
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From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!
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From this reading 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
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From this reading THE PERVIGILIUM.
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From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
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From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PERVIGILIUM.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
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From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
in or at the place that
From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
which person or people
From this reading 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!
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From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Spring; and the Loves and the birds wing together, and woo to accord Where the bough to the rain has unbraided her locks as a bride to her lord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For she walks--She our Lady, our Mistress of Wedlock,--the woodlands atween, And the bride-bed she weaves them, with myrtle enlacing, with curtains of green.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading 'Now learn ye to love who loved never--now ye who have loved, love anew!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is Spring, it is chorussing Spring: 'tis the birthday of earth, and for you!
