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Chapter XIV
JEM'S INTERVIEW WITH POOR ESTHER. "Know the temptation ere you judge the crime! Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten! Thou canst not tell the cause. Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou canst not tell the cause.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “"Know the temptation ere you judge the crime!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Know the temptation ere you judge the crime!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JEM'S INTERVIEW WITH POOR ESTHER.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thou canst not tell the cause.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou canst not tell the cause.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!”
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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 Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
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From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou canst not tell the cause.
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From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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From this reading Thou canst not tell the cause.
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From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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From this reading "Know the temptation ere you judge the crime!
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
an old word for “before”
From this reading "Know the temptation ere you judge the crime!
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From this reading JEM'S INTERVIEW WITH POOR ESTHER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
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From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
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From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
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From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
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From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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From this reading JEM'S INTERVIEW WITH POOR ESTHER.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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From this reading JEM'S INTERVIEW WITH POOR ESTHER.
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From this reading "Know the temptation ere you judge the crime!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Know the temptation ere you judge the crime!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thou canst not tell the cause.
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From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
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From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
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From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JEM'S INTERVIEW WITH POOR ESTHER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
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From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
except for; apart from
From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
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From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou canst not tell the cause.
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From this reading "Know the temptation ere you judge the crime!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Know the temptation ere you judge the crime!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou canst not tell the cause.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JEM'S INTERVIEW WITH POOR ESTHER.
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From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not long ago, A neighbour oak, with which its roots were twined, In falling wrenched them with such cruel force, That though we covered them again with care, Its beauty withered, and it pined away.
but in spite of that
From this reading Look on this tree--'twas green, and fair, and graceful; Yet now, save these few shoots, how dry and rotten!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Know the temptation ere you judge the crime!
