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Gretchen: A Novel
Gretchen: A Novel

Chapter XX

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MAUDE'S LETTER.
TRACY PARK, June --, 18--.
"MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.
Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.
I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.
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Gretchen: A Novel

Chapter XX

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MAUDE'S LETTER.
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TRACY PARK, June --, 18--.
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"MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.
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Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.
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I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “"MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “"MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.”

All words in this reading · 88

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18

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From this reading TRACY PARK, June --, 18--.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

admirably

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

ago

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

air

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

always

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

breathing

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

DARLING

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

delicious

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

Don't

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

eyes

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

fond

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

get

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

Harold

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

heard

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

hour

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

how

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

JERRIE

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

June

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From this reading TRACY PARK, June --, 18--.

knows

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

LETTER

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From this reading MAUDE'S LETTER.

lily

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

made

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

MAUDE'S

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From this reading MAUDE'S LETTER.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

off

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

other

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

out

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

PARK

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From this reading TRACY PARK, June --, 18--.

pond-lilies

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

pure

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

river

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

rose

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

roses

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

said

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

seen

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

send

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

set

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

sun

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

sweet

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

TRACY

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From this reading TRACY PARK, June --, 18--.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

up

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

voice

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

whiff

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

window

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

wish

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From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.

Yes

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From this reading I wish you could have heard his voice and seen the look in his eyes, as he said: 'Yes; Jerrie is the lily and you are the rose; you set each other off admirably.

yesterday

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From this reading Don't you think he was up before the sun, and went out upon the river to get them for me, because he knows how fond I am of them, and I told him yesterday that they always made me think of you, they are so sweet, and pure, and fair.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "MY DARLING JERRIE: "I wish I could send you a whiff of the delicious air I am breathing this morning from the roses under my window and the pond-lilies which Harold brought me about an hour ago.