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Chapter XXXII
THE ART OF NATURE. We had a week of hazy weather after this. I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room. A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals. As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
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later than; following
From this reading “We had a week of hazy weather after this.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “THE ART OF NATURE.”
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading “We had a week of hazy weather after this.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.”
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading “As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.”
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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 We had a week of hazy weather after this.
later than; following
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room.
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From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE ART OF NATURE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
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From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room.
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From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
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From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room.
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From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
unclear or blurred, especially from drink
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
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From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
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From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
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From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
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From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
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From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
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From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room.
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From this reading THE ART OF NATURE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ART OF NATURE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
above and across; more than
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
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From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
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From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room.
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From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
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From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
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From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie’s room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ART OF NATURE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
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From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
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From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
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From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
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From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
