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Chapter V
CAR FORTY-SEVEN. It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings. Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation. The parting at Burnet was not a cheerful one. Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The parting at Burnet was not a cheerful one.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.”
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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 The parting at Burnet was not a cheerful one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The parting at Burnet was not a cheerful one.
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From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.
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From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
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From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
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From this reading The parting at Burnet was not a cheerful one.
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From this reading CAR FORTY-SEVEN.
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From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
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From this reading The parting at Burnet was not a cheerful one.
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From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
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From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
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From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
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From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
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From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
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From this reading CAR FORTY-SEVEN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.
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From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
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From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
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From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
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From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.
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From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
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From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The parting at Burnet was not a cheerful one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The parting at Burnet was not a cheerful one.
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From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The parting at Burnet was not a cheerful one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who go have the continual change of scenes and impressions to help them to forget; those who remain must bear as best they may the dull heavy sense of loss and separation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The parting at Burnet was not a cheerful one.
which person or people
From this reading It is they who stay behind who suffer most from leave-takings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clover was oppressed with the nearness of untried responsibilities; and though she kept up a brave face, she was inwardly homesick.
