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Chapter XXVIII
"THE OLD, OLD STORY." "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul! Speak! oh, yet live for me!" --HEMANS. A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Speak! oh, yet live for me!"”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “"I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Speak! oh, yet live for me!"”
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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 have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
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From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
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From this reading A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
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From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Speak! oh, yet live for me!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
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From this reading A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
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From this reading A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
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From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
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From this reading A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
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From this reading --HEMANS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
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From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
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From this reading Speak! oh, yet live for me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speak! oh, yet live for me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE OLD, OLD STORY."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speak! oh, yet live for me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE OLD, OLD STORY."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gay party gathered around the breakfast-table at Sunset Hall the next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE OLD, OLD STORY."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
an old word for “yours”
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have loved thee, thou gentlest, from a child, And borne thine image with me o'er the sea-- Thy soft voice in my soul!
but in spite of that
From this reading Speak! oh, yet live for me!"
