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Chapter XXIII
HENRY'S INCONSISTENCY. Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds. How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring! May stole in from the south. There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May stole in from the south.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.”
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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 How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
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From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
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From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
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From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
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From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
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From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
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From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
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From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
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From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
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From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
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From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
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From this reading HENRY'S INCONSISTENCY.
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From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
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From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
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From this reading HENRY'S INCONSISTENCY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
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From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May stole in from the south.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
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From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May stole in from the south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May stole in from the south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
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From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Snorting March came as if blown in off the icy lake, and oozy April fell from the clouds.
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From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
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From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
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From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There came a warm rain, and the next morning strips of green were stretched along the boulevards.
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From this reading How weary we grow of winter in a cold land, and how loath is winter to permit the coming of spring!
