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Chapter XX
THE HARVEST OF TARES. Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter. Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN: "All my life I have worshiped an ideal. Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"All my life I have worshiped an ideal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All my life I have worshiped an ideal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.”
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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 Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
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From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
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From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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From this reading THE HARVEST OF TARES.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
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From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
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From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
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From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
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From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
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From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HARVEST OF TARES.
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From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
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From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
except for; apart from
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
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From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
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From this reading THE HARVEST OF TARES.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HARVEST OF TARES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
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From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its contents were as follows: "MY QUEEN:
at the time that
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All my life I have worshiped an ideal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy returned to the Hotel, and before taking the train for New York, he wrote Helena a letter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just when I had grown to believe, that she did not exist save in my dreams, you flashed upon my horizon.
