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Chapter IX
THE SOCIABLE AT DUDLEY'S: DANCING THE "WEEVILY WHEAT." "Good night, Lettie!" "Goodnight, Ben!" (The moon is sinking at the west.) "Good night, my sweetheart." Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.”
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading “Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good night, Lettie!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.”
during the time that
From this reading “Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SOCIABLE AT DUDLEY'S: DANCING THE "WEEVILY WHEAT."
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From this reading "Goodnight, Ben!"
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
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From this reading THE SOCIABLE AT DUDLEY'S: DANCING THE "WEEVILY WHEAT."
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From this reading THE SOCIABLE AT DUDLEY'S: DANCING THE "WEEVILY WHEAT."
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From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good night, Lettie!"
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From this reading "Goodnight, Ben!"
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From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (The moon is sinking at the west.) "Good night, my sweetheart."
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From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
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From this reading "Good night, Lettie!"
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From this reading (The moon is sinking at the west.) "Good night, my sweetheart."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (The moon is sinking at the west.) "Good night, my sweetheart."
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From this reading "Good night, Lettie!"
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From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
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From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
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From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
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From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
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From this reading (The moon is sinking at the west.) "Good night, my sweetheart."
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From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
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From this reading THE SOCIABLE AT DUDLEY'S: DANCING THE "WEEVILY WHEAT."
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From this reading (The moon is sinking at the west.) "Good night, my sweetheart."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOCIABLE AT DUDLEY'S: DANCING THE "WEEVILY WHEAT."
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From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
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From this reading THE SOCIABLE AT DUDLEY'S: DANCING THE "WEEVILY WHEAT."
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From this reading (The moon is sinking at the west.) "Good night, my sweetheart."
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From this reading THE SOCIABLE AT DUDLEY'S: DANCING THE "WEEVILY WHEAT."
during the time that
From this reading Once again The parting kiss, while comrades wait Impatient at the roadside gate, And the red moon sinks beyond the west.
