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Chapter XIII
Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass? Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head? HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A. “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange. “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.””
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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 HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
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From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
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From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
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From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
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From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
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From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
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From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
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From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
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From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
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From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
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From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
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From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
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From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
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From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
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From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
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From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
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From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
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From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
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From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
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From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
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From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
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From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
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From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
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From this reading HYMNS FOR CHILDREN, C. F. A.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
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From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
above and across; more than
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh no; I am quite dry; feel.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My dear child, what a storm you have had! how wet you must be!” exclaimed Mrs. Larpent, as Meta Rivers came bounding up the broad staircase at Abbotstoke Grange.
in or at the place that
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
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From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Saw you never lilac blossoms, Or acacia white and red, Waving brightly in the sunshine, On the tall trees over head?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Saw ye never in the meadows, Where your little feet did pass, Down below, the sweet white daisies Growing in the long green grass?
