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Chapter VIII
"Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies. "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day. "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine; "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn. And he is not come home.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.”
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “"Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
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From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
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From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
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From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
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From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
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From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
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From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
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From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
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From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
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From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
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From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
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From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
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From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he is not come home.
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From this reading And he is not come home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
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From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
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From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
a young woman who is not married
From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
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From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
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From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
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From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And he is not come home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
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From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
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From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
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From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
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From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
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From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
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From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Arise, my maiden, Mabel," The mother said; "arise, For the golden sun of midsummer Is shining in the skies.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
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From this reading "Arise, my little maiden, For thou must speed away, To wait upon thy grandmother This livelong summer day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
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From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And thou must carry with thee This wheaten cake so fine, This new-made pat of butter, This little flask of wine;
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From this reading "And tell the dear old body, This day I cannot come, For the goodman went out yestermorn.
