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Chapter XIII
But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared. Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it! It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private. "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes. We laid him down gently at the foot of a large tree.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We laid him down gently at the foot of a large tree.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.”
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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 But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
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From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We laid him down gently at the foot of a large tree.
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From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
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From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
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From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
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From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
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From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
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From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
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From this reading We laid him down gently at the foot of a large tree.
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From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
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From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
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From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
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From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
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From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We laid him down gently at the foot of a large tree.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
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From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
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From this reading We laid him down gently at the foot of a large tree.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We laid him down gently at the foot of a large tree.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
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From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
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From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
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From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
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From this reading We laid him down gently at the foot of a large tree.
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From this reading We laid him down gently at the foot of a large tree.
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From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
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From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
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From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
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From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
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From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
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From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
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From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
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From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
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From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
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From this reading "He fell instantly, gave a peculiar smile and look, and then closed his eyes.
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From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
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From this reading We laid him down gently at the foot of a large tree.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Think of a mother receiving a letter with such a passage as this in it!
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From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But there are others to whom from our bright homes, our cheerful firesides, we would fain say a word, if we dared.
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From this reading It is extracted from one we have just seen, written by a private in the army of Sheridan, describing the death of a private.
