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Chapter XXVIII
THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND. If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me? Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this? --E. B. Browning. The three came back to All Saints' by many a winding way.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?”
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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 Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
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From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND.
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From this reading --E. B. Browning.
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From this reading The three came back to All Saints' by many a winding way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
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From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
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From this reading --E. B. Browning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The three came back to All Saints' by many a winding way.
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From this reading The three came back to All Saints' by many a winding way.
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From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
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From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
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From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
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From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
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From this reading --E. B. Browning.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
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From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
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From this reading THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
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From this reading THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND.
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From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
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From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
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From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three came back to All Saints' by many a winding way.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
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From this reading THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three came back to All Saints' by many a winding way.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three came back to All Saints' by many a winding way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading THUS FAR THE MILES ARE MEASURED FROM THY FRIEND.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three came back to All Saints' by many a winding way.
at the time that
From this reading Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in turn, nor count it strange, When I look up, to drop on a new range Of walls and floors, another home than this?
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange, And be all to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three came back to All Saints' by many a winding way.
