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Chapter XV
ANGEL VISITS. “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.” HENRY VAUGHAN. Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party. She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading ““As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.”
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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 She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading ANGEL VISITS.
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From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
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From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
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From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
an old form of “does”
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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From this reading HENRY VAUGHAN.
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From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
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From this reading HENRY VAUGHAN.
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From this reading ANGEL VISITS.
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From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Hale was curiously amused and interested by the idea of the Thornton dinner party.
at the time that
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
which person or people
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
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From this reading She kept wondering about the details, with something of the simplicity of a little child, who wants to have all its anticipated pleasure described beforehand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep.”
