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Chapter XIII
“Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home; Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome! Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.” The Switzer’s Homesickness. Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
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later than; following
From this reading “Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.”
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From this reading Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
later than; following
From this reading Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
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From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
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From this reading Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
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From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
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From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
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From this reading Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!
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From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
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From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
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From this reading The Switzer’s Homesickness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
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From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!
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From this reading Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
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From this reading Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
above and across; more than
From this reading Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
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From this reading Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
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From this reading Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
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From this reading Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!
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From this reading Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
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From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Switzer’s Homesickness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Let me but see thy mountains grand Glaciers and snowy dome!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sure ‘tis fair in foreign land, But not so fair as home;
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until after breakfast did the preacher pass over to Otto’s affairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let me but hear the sound that tells Of climbing cattle, dressed with bells.”
