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Chapter XI
A DAYLIGHT VISIT. But she could not rest. When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear? Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow. Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But she could not rest.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she could not rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?”
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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 DAYLIGHT VISIT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
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From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she could not rest.
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From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
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From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she could not rest.
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From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
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From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
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From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
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From this reading A DAYLIGHT VISIT.
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From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
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From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
apart from; not including
From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
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From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
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From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
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From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
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From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
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From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
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From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
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From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she could not rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
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From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
above and across; more than
From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
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From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she could not rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she could not rest.
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From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
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From this reading A DAYLIGHT VISIT.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
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From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again she went into the garden, and down to the end of it, and looked out over the meadow.
at the time that
From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a creature was in sight, except a red and white cow, a child gathering buttercups, and a few rooks crossing from one field to another.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When would the weary day be over, and the longed-for rather than welcome night appear?
