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Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms. Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms. "Herbert!" The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes. With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.”
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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 Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
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From this reading Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.
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From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
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From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
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From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
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From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
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From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
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From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
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From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
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From this reading Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.
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From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.
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From this reading "Herbert!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
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From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
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From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.
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From this reading Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
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From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
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From this reading Mrs. Cary gave him one look and threw out her arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
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From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Round the corner of the hedge at a swift trot came a man in the uniform of an officer in the Confederate Army,--and Virgie was in his arms.
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From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
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From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man on horseback let Virgie slide down and then dismounted like a flash, coming to her across the little space of lawn with his whole soul in his eyes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With his dear wife caught in his arms he could do nothing but kiss her and hold her as if he would never again let her go.
