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Chapter XXXI
A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last. Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled. Their errand was not to destroy now, but to build. Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside. The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.”
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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 A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
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From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
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From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
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From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
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From this reading Their errand was not to destroy now, but to build.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
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From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
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From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
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From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their errand was not to destroy now, but to build.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
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From this reading Their errand was not to destroy now, but to build.
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From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
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From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
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From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
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From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their errand was not to destroy now, but to build.
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From this reading Their errand was not to destroy now, but to build.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their errand was not to destroy now, but to build.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Robins and bluejays, coming before the daffodils dared, looked down from bare boughs upon the receding line of snow on the Porter hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Great winds still blew in the valley, but their keen edge was dulled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DISAPPEARANCE The iron thrall of winter was broken at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The yellow river had shaken itself free of ice, and its swollen flood rolled seaward.
