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Chapter XX
OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road. I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads. This was not, as a rule, understood by the friendly country folk. Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing. When they said that a road was good they meant that it was straight, level, and businesslike.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.”
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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 OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was not, as a rule, understood by the friendly country folk.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
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From this reading When they said that a road was good they meant that it was straight, level, and businesslike.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was not, as a rule, understood by the friendly country folk.
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From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
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From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
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From this reading This was not, as a rule, understood by the friendly country folk.
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From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
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From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
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From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
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From this reading This was not, as a rule, understood by the friendly country folk.
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From this reading This was not, as a rule, understood by the friendly country folk.
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From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
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From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
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From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
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From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they said that a road was good they meant that it was straight, level, and businesslike.
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From this reading When they said that a road was good they meant that it was straight, level, and businesslike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they said that a road was good they meant that it was straight, level, and businesslike.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not, as a rule, understood by the friendly country folk.
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From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
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From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was not, as a rule, understood by the friendly country folk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they said that a road was good they meant that it was straight, level, and businesslike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they said that a road was good they meant that it was straight, level, and businesslike.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they said that a road was good they meant that it was straight, level, and businesslike.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they said that a road was good they meant that it was straight, level, and businesslike.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think he must have had a flash of poetic insight into our taste in roads.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not, as a rule, understood by the friendly country folk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
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From this reading This was not, as a rule, understood by the friendly country folk.
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From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Their ideas and ours as to what constituted a good road differed beyond the possibility of harmonizing.
at the time that
From this reading When they said that a road was good they meant that it was straight, level, and businesslike.
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From this reading OCTOBER ROSES AND A YOUNG GIRL'S FACE The undertaker was certainly right about the road.
