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Chapter XXV
“But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career! No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.” Margaret Davidson, “To my Mother,” 11. 7-12. Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.””
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From this reading Margaret Davidson, “To my Mother,” 11.
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From this reading 7-12.
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From this reading 7-12.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
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From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading Margaret Davidson, “To my Mother,” 11.
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From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
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From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
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From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
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From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
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From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
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From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
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From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
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From this reading Margaret Davidson, “To my Mother,” 11.
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
not any; not one
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Margaret Davidson, “To my Mother,” 11.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
