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Chapter VIII
Gipsy. "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf." Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed. On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough. But such is life.
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later than; following
From this reading “Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But such is life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “"A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.”
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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 "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
later than; following
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
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From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
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From this reading Gipsy.
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From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But such is life.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But such is life.
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From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
not any; not one
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
except for; apart from
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
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From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But such is life.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
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From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
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From this reading On our way to the grave we may meet many troubles, but time obliterates them all, and we learn to laugh and talk as merrily again as though the grass was not growing between our face and one we could never love enough.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
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From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
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From this reading "A little, wild-eyed, tawny child, A fairy sprite, untamed and wild, Like to no one save herself, A laughing, mocking, gipsy elf."
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From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
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From this reading Year after year glides away, and we wonder vaguely that they can have passed.
