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Chapter XXI
"VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended! Who through death have to God ascended! Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison. --LONGFELLOW. "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who through death have to God ascended!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “"I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Who through death have to God ascended!”
belonging to which person
From this reading “"VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!”
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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 "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
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From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
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From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
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From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
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From this reading --LONGFELLOW.
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
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From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
which person or people
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
belonging to which person
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
