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Chapter XXV
STRANGE TIDINGS. When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow. A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak. Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer. She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.”
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading “When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.”
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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 When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
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From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
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From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
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From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
not any; not one
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE TIDINGS.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Emmie arose with an earnest resolution on her mind--a resolution born of repentance, and gathering strength from prayer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE TIDINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
at the time that
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few flakes were still falling, ever and anon, from a sky whence lowering clouds shut out the pale gleam of a winter daybreak.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Emmie arose on the following morning, the landscape was covered with a soft mantle of snow.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would no longer be the weak, selfish, useless being, whom every shadow could turn from the path of duty.
