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Chapter VII
THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES. That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one. Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly. The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep. Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.”
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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 That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
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From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
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From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
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From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
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From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
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From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
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From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
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From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
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From this reading THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.
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From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
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From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
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From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
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From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
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From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
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From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
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From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
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From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.
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From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
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From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
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From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
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From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
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From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
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From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
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From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.
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From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
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From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
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From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
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From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That visit of June’s was a bright spot, and the month that followed a lovely one.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The trees were full of birds, which sang all day, and all night too, as if too happy to sleep.
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From this reading Never had grass been greener or wild flowers bloomed so thickly.
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From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
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From this reading Fragrant winds seemed to woo the children out of doors.
