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Chapter XXVIII
Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought. SOUTHEY. "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie. They have been spending a delightful evening. Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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later than; following
From this reading “Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They have been spending a delightful evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have been spending a delightful evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They have been spending a delightful evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.”
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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 They have been spending a delightful evening.
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From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
later than; following
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They have been spending a delightful evening.
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From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading They have been spending a delightful evening.
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From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
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From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
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From this reading They have been spending a delightful evening.
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From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
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From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have been spending a delightful evening.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
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From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
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From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
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From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
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From this reading SOUTHEY.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They have been spending a delightful evening.
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From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good night," John Latimer says, as they stand at the gate of the eyrie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
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From this reading Prof. Freilgrath is on his way home, and after a brief visit must make a flying trip to Germany.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
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From this reading Desires unsatisfied, abortive hope, Repinings which provoked vindictive thought, These restless elements forever wrought.
