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Chapter XL
"So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land." "Is there anything like it in the world?" Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward. Above their heads the larks were singing. To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Above their heads the larks were singing.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Is there anything like it in the world?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land."”
but in spite of that
From this reading “To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above their heads the larks were singing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
any thing at all
From this reading "Is there anything like it in the world?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
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From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
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From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
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From this reading "So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land."
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From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
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From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
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From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
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From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
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From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
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From this reading Above their heads the larks were singing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is there anything like it in the world?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is there anything like it in the world?"
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From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Above their heads the larks were singing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is there anything like it in the world?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
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From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
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From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
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From this reading Above their heads the larks were singing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Above their heads the larks were singing.
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From this reading "Is there anything like it in the world?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
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From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
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From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Above their heads the larks were singing.
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From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jeanne asked as she stood bareheaded on the grass-banked dyke with her face turned seaward.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is there anything like it in the world?"
but in spite of that
From this reading To their right stretched the marshes and pasture land, as yet untouched by the sea, glorious with streaks of colour, fragrant with the perfume of wild lavender and mosses.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So this," the Duke said, "is your wonderful land."
