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Chapter XXVII
"_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief! In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead." MRS. HEMANS. The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.”
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."”
an old form of “should”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."”
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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 The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
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From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
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From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
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From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
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From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
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From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
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From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
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From this reading HEMANS.
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From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
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From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
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From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
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From this reading MRS.
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From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
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From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
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From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
an old form of “should”, used with “thou”
From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
at the time that
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
