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Chapter XXI
One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set. "The sea?" she repeated. "What is that?" "Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder. "You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The sea?" she repeated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.”
during the time that
From this reading “One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"”
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From this reading "You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
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From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder.
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From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
an old word for “before”
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
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From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is that?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder.
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From this reading "You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"
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From this reading "You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
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From this reading "Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The sea?" she repeated.
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From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
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From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The sea?" she repeated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
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From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What is that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
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From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
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From this reading "You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"
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From this reading "Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is that?"
during the time that
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
which person or people
From this reading "You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You who have lived all these years within two leagues of it!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is it possible that you do not know?" he asked, in utter wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, while the year was still young, though the first thunder-heats of the early summer had come, he asked her to go with him to the sea ere the sun set.
