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Chapter XXIII
THE ROCKET SIGNAL Blow up the trumpet in the new moon. --_The Psalter_. Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself. She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair. "A penny for your thoughts!"
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.”
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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 Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
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From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
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From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
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From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROCKET SIGNAL Blow up the trumpet in the new moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
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From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
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From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
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From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ROCKET SIGNAL Blow up the trumpet in the new moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROCKET SIGNAL Blow up the trumpet in the new moon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROCKET SIGNAL Blow up the trumpet in the new moon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A penny for your thoughts!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_The Psalter_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROCKET SIGNAL Blow up the trumpet in the new moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROCKET SIGNAL Blow up the trumpet in the new moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROCKET SIGNAL Blow up the trumpet in the new moon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A penny for your thoughts!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROCKET SIGNAL Blow up the trumpet in the new moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROCKET SIGNAL Blow up the trumpet in the new moon.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
in or at the place that
From this reading Rosalind was cutting sweet peas in the garden where they climbed high upon a filmy net, humming softly to herself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was culling out white ones, which somehow suggested her own white butterflies--a proper business for any girl on a sunny morning, with the dew still bright where the shadows lay, with bird-wings flashing about her, and the kindliest of airs blowing her hair.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A penny for your thoughts!"
