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Chapter XXII
"Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful." XLV She stood on the platform watching the receding train. A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening. A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight. The white gates swung slowly forward and closed over the line.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The white gates swung slowly forward and closed over the line.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The white gates swung slowly forward and closed over the line.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “XLV She stood on the platform watching the receding train.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.”
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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 A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
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From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
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From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The white gates swung slowly forward and closed over the line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The white gates swung slowly forward and closed over the line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The white gates swung slowly forward and closed over the line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading XLV She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
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From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
above and across; more than
From this reading The white gates swung slowly forward and closed over the line.
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From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
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From this reading XLV She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
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From this reading XLV She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
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From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading XLV She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
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From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The white gates swung slowly forward and closed over the line.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XLV She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
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From this reading The white gates swung slowly forward and closed over the line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
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From this reading XLV She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
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From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XLV She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the grey evening.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XLV She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I feel as if I should like to myself; it eases the heart wonderful."
