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Chapter XI
THE MEETING. “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas. And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.” SOUTHEY. It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.””
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading ““I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.””
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.”
in the direction of
From this reading “It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.”
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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 “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
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From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
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From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
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From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
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From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
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From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
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From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading THE MEETING.
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From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
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From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading SOUTHEY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
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From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING.
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From this reading And then I seemed To feel that it was hard to take him from me For such a little fault.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
in the direction of
From this reading It was a comfort to Margaret about this time, to find that her mother drew more tenderly and intimately towards her than she had ever done since the days of her childhood.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
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From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was used To sleep at nights as sweetly as a child,— Now if the wind blew rough, it made me start, And think of my poor boy tossing about Upon the roaring seas.
