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Chapter XXIV
The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing. --OMAR KHAYYAM. It was the third week of November. Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last. There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the third week of November.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.”
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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 The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
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From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
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From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
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From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
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From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
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From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
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From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
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From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the third week of November.
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From this reading --OMAR KHAYYAM.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
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From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
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From this reading It was the third week of November.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
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From this reading --OMAR KHAYYAM.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
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From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
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From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the third week of November.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the third week of November.
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From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the third week of November.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
