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Chapter XXVII
Whence came this? This is some token from a newer friend. Shakspeare. The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning. "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Whence came this?”
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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 This is some token from a newer friend.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
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From this reading Whence came this?
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From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
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From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
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From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
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From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
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From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
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From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
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From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
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From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
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From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
not any; not one
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
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From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
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From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
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From this reading Shakspeare.
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From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
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From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
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From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
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From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whence came this?
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From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
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From this reading This is some token from a newer friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No ride for me to-day--but how very glad I am that I had a chance of setting that matter right.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
at the time that
From this reading The snow-flakes were falling softly and thick when Fleda got up the next morning.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Whence came this?
