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Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it? Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it? Ben Jonson. Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel. By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.”
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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 Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
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From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
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From this reading Ben Jonson.
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From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
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From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
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From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
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From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
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From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
an old form of “has”
From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
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From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
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From this reading Ben Jonson.
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From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
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From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
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From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
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From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
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From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
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From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
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From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
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From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
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From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
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From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
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From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
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From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ha' you mark'd but the fall o' the snow, Before the soil hath smutch'd it?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
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From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the time they reached their own door Fleda's spirits were at par again.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where a ray of light can enter the future, a child's hope can find a way--a way that nothing less airy and spiritual can travel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you seen but a bright lily grow, Before rude hands have touch'd it?
