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Chapter XXII
Ding-dong bell! ding-dong bell! The Christmas bells are ringing. Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins. Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one." For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.”
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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 Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
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From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Christmas bells are ringing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
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From this reading Ding-dong bell! ding-dong bell!
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From this reading The Christmas bells are ringing.
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From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.
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From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
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From this reading The Christmas bells are ringing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
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From this reading Ding-dong bell! ding-dong bell!
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From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.
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From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.
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From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
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From this reading For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
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From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.
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From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Christmas bells are ringing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Christmas bells are ringing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For myself, I have but small opinion of Christmas as a time of jollity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
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From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only Nature is wise enough not to express the ironical wish that we may have a "merry one."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Christmas has come--Christmas as it appears on a Christmas card, white and hard, and beset with puffed-out, ruffled robins.
