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Chapter III
Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March. She lays the ground-bait for the victims. Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up. And how much lost fruit do we not owe to February! One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.”
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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 Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
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From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And how much lost fruit do we not owe to February!
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
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From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
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From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
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From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She lays the ground-bait for the victims.
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading And how much lost fruit do we not owe to February!
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading She lays the ground-bait for the victims.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
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From this reading And how much lost fruit do we not owe to February!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lays the ground-bait for the victims.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how much lost fruit do we not owe to February!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how much lost fruit do we not owe to February!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And how much lost fruit do we not owe to February!
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how much lost fruit do we not owe to February!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lays the ground-bait for the victims.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One feels--a layman like myself feels--that it should be enough to have a strawberry-bed, a peach-tree, a fig-tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such a February is a murderer--an accessory to the murders of March.
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From this reading Out pop the stupid little flowers, eager to be deceived (one could forgive the annuals, but the perennials ought to know better by now), and down comes March, a roaring lion, to gobble them up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lays the ground-bait for the victims.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And how much lost fruit do we not owe to February!
